Dallas Area Rapid Transit

The 14-mile Orange Line is a key component of a regional rail expansion that will lead to the growth of DART's rail network to 90 miles by 2013. The Orange Line will run parallel with the Green Line through Downtown Dallas to Bachman Station in Northwest Dallas. From Bachman Station, the Orange Line heads northwest to the Las Colinas Urban Center in 2011 and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in 2013.

1. View the Orange Line Map
2. Orange Line Fact Sheet
3. Orange Line Wins Environmental Excellence Award
   
   
4. Orange Line on track for stimulus funds.
        Learn more in the March 24, 2009 DART Board Chair Report
        (469KB PDF file opens in a new window)
5. View the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Response to the
        U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and
        Infrastructure Request for Certification, Transparency and Accountability
        Information under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009
        (2.7MB PDF file opens in a new window)
6. View the Recovery.gov website (Opens in a new window)

Orange Line Meeting Presentations

1. Orange Line Art and Design Program Public Meetings - March 30 and April 1, 2010
        (14.7MB PDF file opens in a new window)
2. Orange Line Construction Overview - November 18, 2009
        (6.8MB PDF file opens in a new window)

Orange Line Newsletters

1. New: Update Newsletter Spring 2010 (2.9MB PDF file opens in a new window)
2. Project Overview Summer 2009 (2.3MB PDF file opens in a new window)

Orange Line (Northwest Corridor) Projected Opening Dates

14 miles, Bachman Station (Dallas) to DFW Airport; 6 stations

Bachman Station to Irving Convention Center Station (5.4 miles)

Opens:	December 2011
Stations:	University of Dallas Station Las Colinas Urban Center Station Irving Convention Center Station

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Irving Convention Center Station to Belt Line Rd. (3.9 miles)

Opens:	December 2012
Stations:	Las Colinas Carpenter Ranch Station (Station Deferred May 11, 2010, DART Board Resolution 100066) North Lake College Station Belt Line Station

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Belt Line Rd. to DFW Airport (4.7 miles)

Opens:

December 2013

DART Rail Orange Line Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in Irving, April 13, 2009

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DART takes delivery of first rail for the Orange Line to Irving

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Orange Line (Northwest Corridor) Final Environmental Impact Statement

1. Northwest Corridor LRT Line to Irving/DFW Airport Final Environmental Impact Statement
        (July 2008)
   

Orange Line (Northwest Corridor) DFW LRT Extension

Irving 3 Newsletter Issue 1 - Fall 2009
     (1.5MB PDF file opens in a new window)

Notice of Intent for the DART Irving-3 LRT Extension to DFW Airport
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Board sets Orange Line connection to DFW Airport - June 23, 2009

Meeting Presentations:
     Public Meeting for Orange Line Irving 3 - DFW Airport Extension (April 28, 2010)
     (4.6MB PDF file opens in a new window)
     Public Scoping Meeting for Orange Line Irving 3 - DFW Airport Extension (October 20, 2009)
     (9.8MB PDF file opens in a new window)
     DART Public Meeting to Present Orange Line Options Into DFW Airport (June 17, 2009)
     (9.9MB PDF file opens in a new window)

Orange Line (Northwest Corridor) Information

LRT Line to Irving/DFW

1. Northwest Corridor LRT Line to Irving/DFW Airport Draft Environmental Impact Statement
        (January 2008)
   
   
2. Meeting Presentations
         — Public Hearing, February 28, 2008 (7.4MB PDF file)
         — Public Meeting, March 20, 2007 (11.5MB PDF file)
         — Mandalay Place HOA, February 7, 2006 (2.8MB PDF file)
         — Mandalay Place HOA, November 14, 2005 (6.1MB PDF file)
         — North Lake College Station Community Forum, August 25, 2005 (6.8MB PDF file)
         — Agency Scoping and Station Location Meeting, June 29, 2005 (11.9MB PDF file)
         — Agency Scoping Meeting, May 25, 2005 (6.5 MB PDF file)
         — Scoping Meeting, March 10, 2005 (7.8 MB PDF file)
         — Public Meeting No. 3, November 10, 2004 (4.6 MB PDF file)
         — Public Meeting No. 2, April 28, 2004 (8.6MB PDF file)
         — Public Meeting No. 1, January 21, 2004 (Project Overview) (3.8MB PDF file)
   
   
3. Station Evaluation Summary
         — Northwest Corridor LRT Line to Irving/DFW Station Evaluation Analysis - Final
             (April 2006, 390KB PDF file)
         — Northwest Corridor LRT Line to Irving/DFW Station Location Analysis
             (November 17, 2005, 3.3MB PDF file)
         — Northwest Corridor LRT Line to Irving/DFW Station Evaluation Summary
             (November 2005, 857KB PDF file)
   


4. Northwest Corridor Final Major Investment Study Report (October 2000)
   

North Central Texas Council of Governments
DFW International Airport Rail Planning and Implementation Study

1. DFW International Airport Rail Planning and Implementation Study
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