Forest Lane station
{{Short description|DART light rail station in Dallas, Texas}}
{{For|the DART Blue Line station on Forest Lane|Forest/Jupiter station}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Forest Lane
| style = Dallas Area Rapid Transit
| type = DART light rail station
| image = Forest Lane DART Station.JPG
| image_size =
| image_caption =
| address = 8210 Forest Lane{{Cite web |title=Forest Lane Station |url=https://www.dart.org/guide/transit-and-use/rail/rail-station-detail/forest-lane-station |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=Dallas Area Rapid Transit |language=en}}
| borough = Dallas, Texas
| coordinates = {{coord|32|54|31|N|96|45|42|W|type:railwaystation_region:US-TX|display=inline,title}}
| line =
| connections = {{rint|bus|1}} DART: {{DART LB|22}}, {{DART LB|241}}, and {{DART SH|412|Medical City E-Shuttle|(M-F)}}
[https://www.dart.org/guide/transit-and-use/golink/golink-detail/north-central-dallas North Central Dallas GoLink Zone] (M-Sun), {{DART GL|northdallas|North Dallas|(M-Sun)}}, {{DART GL|prestonhollow|Preston Hollow|(M-Sun)}}
| platform = Island (elevated)
| parking = 253 spaces
| bicycle = 4 bike lockers,{{cite web |title=Bicycle Parking |url=https://www.dart.org/guide/supporting-services/bike-information/bicycle-parking |website=Dallas Area Rapid Transit |access-date=2024-06-03}} 1 bike rack
| passengers =
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| opened = {{Start date|2002|07|01}}{{Cite news |last=Hartzel |first=Tony |date=2002-06-02 |title=DART light-rail stations reach new level |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=WORLDNEWS&req_dat=0FC00B934DD580D0&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0F3EE0002C56C5E9 |work=The Dallas Morning News |publisher=A. H. Belo Corporation |pages=36A |via=NewsBank}}
| rebuilt =
| accessible = Yes
| code =
| owned = Dallas Area Rapid Transit
| zone =
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=DART
|line1=Red|left1=Walnut Hill|right1=LBJ/Central
|line2=Orange|left2=Walnut Hill|right2=LBJ/Central
}}
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-custom = {{Infobox mapframe |shape=none |line=none |marker=rail-light |marker-color=#000 |zoom=15 }}
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Forest Lane station is a DART light rail station in northeastern Dallas, Texas. The elevated station, which serves the {{DART R}} and {{DART O}}, is located on Forest Lane, {{Convert|1/3|mi|km}} east of North Central Expressway (US 75) and {{Convert|1|mi|km}} south of Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway (I-635).
The station serves the Medical City Dallas hospital complex, the Cottonwood Trail, and the Hamilton Park neighborhood. In tribute to the largely African-American population of Hamilton Park, the station features a sculpture dedicated to African-Americans who fought against housing segregation.{{Cite web |title=DART Gallery: A Collection of Public Art |url=https://dartorgcmsblob.dart.org/prod/docs/default-source/station-art/dartgallery.pdf |website=Dallas Area Rapid Transit |pages=22}}
History
= North Central Transit Center =
Northeastern Dallas was originally serviced by the North Central Transit Center, a park-and-ride bus station located between North Central Expressway and Coit Road. The transit center was announced by the Texas Department of Transportation in 1983, several months before DART's formation; it was opened in 1985.{{Cite news |last=Myerson |first=Allen R. |date=1983-05-10 |title=State to build N. Dallas bus complex |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=WORLDNEWS&req_dat=0FC00B934DD580D0&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Aimage%252Fv2%253A0F99DDB671832188%2540EANX-NB-133DB3182C6AA328%25402445465-133956A9AA176ABA%25400-1396C31563D63F96%2540State%252Bto%252Bbuild%252BN.%252BDallas%252Bbus%252Bcomplex/hlterms%3Adart%2520%2522north%2520central%2522%2520transit%2520center |work=The Dallas Morning News |publisher=A. H. Belo Corporation |pages=1A |via=NewsBank}}
The lot consisted of an air-conditioned waiting area and 1,300 parking spaces. In addition to servicing DART, the center was intended to service Surtran, a municipal bus service connecting Dallas to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, but Surtran was discontinued in 1985.{{Cite archive|collection=DART and the Dallas Transit System, 1971-1987|institution=Dallas Municipal Archives|item-url=https://dallascityhall.com/government/citysecretary/archives/Pages/Archives_1991-056.aspx|item=Scope and Content}}
The lot was closed after Forest Lane opened in 2002,{{Cite news |date=2002-06-23 |title=DART Changes |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=WORLDNEWS&req_dat=0FC00B934DD580D0&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0F45CA76612C623E |work=The Dallas Morning News |publisher=A. H. Belo Corporation |pages=32A |via=NewsBank}} with all its bus routes moving to Forest Lane station. The lot was left unused for several years before it was redeveloped; it is currently the location of a Costco store.
= Forest Lane =
Forest Lane station opened on July 1, 2002, as part of the Red Line's second major expansion. The Saturday before, an opening ceremony, dubbed "Super Saturday", was held at both the Forest Lane and Arapaho Center stations.{{Cite news |last=Post |first=Sarah |date=2002-06-27 |title=Events to mark changes rolling into town - Residents to celebrate light rail's arrival, new home for Wildflower! |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=WORLDNEWS&req_dat=0FC00B934DD580D0&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0F471A8F98DB4472 |work=The Dallas Morning News |publisher=A. H. Belo Corporation |pages=1R}}
In May 2011, the Cottonwood Trail was extended south from North Central Expressway to the White Rock Creek Trail. The extension included a trailhead at Forest Lane, which was the first trailhead to be located at any DART station.{{Cite news |last=Simnacher |first=Joe |date=2011-07-05 |title=Dallas on path to improved trails |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=WORLDNEWS&req_dat=0FC00B934DD580D0&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1384E2E8AA3A7C60 |work=The Dallas Morning News |publisher=A. H. Belo Corporation |pages=B1 |via=NewsBank}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.dart.org/ Dallas Area Rapid Transit] - [https://www.dart.org/guide/transit-and-use/rail/rail-station-detail/forest-lane-station Forest Lane Station]
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