Hebron station
{{Short description|A-train commuter rail station in Lewisville, Texas}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
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{{Infobox station
| name = Hebron
| style = Denton County Transportation Authority
| image = Hebron station.jpg
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| image_caption = The A-train station at Hebron in February 2017.
| address = 952 Lakeside Circle
Lewisville, Texas 75057
| coordinates = {{Coord|33.010286|-96.958489|format=dms|display=inline,title|region:US_type:landmark}}
| line = {{rail color box|system=DCTA|line=A-train}}
| other = [https://www.dcta.net/getting-around/gozone-demand GoZone Lewisville/Highland Village]
| structure = At-grade
| platform = 1 island platform
| tracks = 2
| parking = 406 spaces{{cite web |title=Parking |url=https://www.dcta.net/passenger-resources/rider-info/parking |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=Denton County Transportation Authority}}
| bicycle =
| passengers =
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| opened = June 18, 2011{{Cite news |last=Lewis |first=B. J. |date=2011-06-18 |title=Musical celebration kicks off A-train: Event today brings bands to Denton, Lewisville stations |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%252F137FFCABB419C8A8 |work=Denton Record-Chronicle |publisher=A. H. Belo Corporation |pages=7A |via=NewsBank}}
| rebuilt =
| accessible = Yes
| code =
| owned = Denton County Transportation Authority
| zone =
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=DCTA|line=A-train|left=Old Town|right=Trinity Mills}}
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-custom = {{Infobox mapframe |shape=none |line=none |marker=rail |marker-color=#{{rcr|DCTA|A-train}} |zoom=14 }}
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Hebron station is an A-train commuter rail station in Lewisville, Texas. The station is a park-and-ride lot serving southern Lewisville, including the Vista Ridge Mall retail area.
The station is located near the interchange between Interstate 35E and the Sam Rayburn Tollway. It is named for the adjacent Hebron Parkway, which in turn is named for the city of Hebron. The city itself is four miles east of the station.
On A-train maps, the station is represented by a green circle containing a leaf.{{Cite web |title=A-train |url=https://www.dcta.net/getting-around/rail-bus-services/a-train |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=Denton County Transportation Authority}}
History
= Construction =
A groundbreaking ceremony for Hebron station was held on March 27, 2009. The ceremony was the first groundbreaking held for the A-train, as well as the first in DCTA's history.{{Cite web |last=Eakin |first=Dan |date=2009-03-27 |title=DCTA breaks ground for Hebron rail station |url=https://starlocalmedia.com/lewisvilleleader/news/dcta-breaks-ground-for-hebron-rail-station/article_5cecfb78-d233-570d-bc08-9adddf0f115d.html |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=Lewisville Leader |publisher=American Community Newspapers |language=en}}
In January 2010, the Texas Historical Commission approved the placement of a state historic marker in front of the station to commemorate the Texas International Pop Festival, which had been held at the same site in 1969.{{cite news |last=Appleton |first=Roy |date=January 31, 2010 |title=Tribute concert today raises funds for 1969 Lewisville pop festival's state historical marker |url=http://www.txcn.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/tv/stories/DN-popfestival_30met.ART.State.Edition1.4bc2b08.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723170521/http://www.txcn.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/tv/stories/DN-popfestival_30met.ART.State.Edition1.4bc2b08.html |archivedate=July 23, 2011 |accessdate=February 6, 2010 |work=The Dallas Morning News |publisher=A. H. Belo Corporation |via=Texas Cable News}}
In June 2010, a concrete pump at the station's construction site collapsed, killing two workers and injuring two more.{{Cite news |last=Lewis |first=B. J. |date=2020-06-25 |title=Two workers killed at DCTA rail station site |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%252F130A531F6458FA38 |work=Denton Record-Chronicle |publisher=A. H. Belo Corporation |pages=1A |via=NewsBank}}
In late 2010, ground was broken on Hebron 121 Station, a 90-acre transit-oriented development project adjacent to the station. The project was described as the largest transit-oriented development in the region.{{Cite news |last=Brown |first=Steve |date=2010-12-03 |title=Sidetracked by the economy |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%252F133E5E762D434F90 |work=The Dallas Morning News |publisher=A. H. Belo Corporation |pages=D1 |via=NewsBank}}
On December 6, 2010, Dallas Area Rapid Transit opened the northern segment of the Green Line, which the A-train would connect to at Trinity Mills. In tandem with the Green Line's opening, DCTA held a "Countdown to Connectivity" event, which included a preview ride between the Hebron and Trinity Mills stations.{{Cite news |date=2011-01-19 |title=Denton Time |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%252F134DE731ED7544A0 |work=Denton Record-Chronicle |publisher=A. H. Belo Corporation |pages=2 |via=NewsBank}}
= Service =
Hebron station, along with the rest of the A-train, opened on June 18, 2011. The line's opening ceremony, dubbed the "Rock n' Rail Station Celebration", saw local musical acts playing at all five DCTA-built stations, including Hebron. The station entered revenue service the following Monday.
In 2015, DCTA broke ground on the Lewisville Hike and Bike Trail, which would roughly parallel the A-train's tracks between Hebron station and Highland Village/Lewisville Lake station.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2015-02-06 |title=DCTA breaks ground on Lewisville hike and bike trail |url=https://starlocalmedia.com/lewisvilleleader/news/dcta-breaks-ground-on-lewisville-hike-and-bike-trail/article_4a91c604-ac67-11e4-98b2-7f52cde8265b.html |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=Lewisville Leader |publisher=Star Local Media |language=en}} The first segment of the trail, which ran from Hebron to Downtown Lewisville, opened in 2016.{{Cite web |title=A-train Rail Trail |url=https://www.dcta.net/getting-around/a-train-rail-trail |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=Denton County Transportation Authority}} An extension of the trail south of Hebron has been proposed.{{Cite news |last=Schulte |first=Rebekah |date=2018-11-19 |title=Rail Trail offers recreation, sightseeing opportunities |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%252F17A00FFC99EFC540 |work=Denton Record-Chronicle |publisher=Denton Media Company |pages=1A |via=NewsBank}}
In 2017, DCTA announced the creation of a fare-free zone between Hebron and Trinity Mills.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2017-08-17 |title=Free fare zones coming to DCTA’s A-train |url=https://starlocalmedia.com/lakecitiessun/news/free-fare-zones-coming-to-dcta-s-a-train/article_42ac6e2e-8295-11e7-8f69-9f45d2d0f1fd.html |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=Lewisville Leader |publisher=Star Local Media |language=en}}
In 2019, DCTA introduced Lewisville Lakeway, a on-demand service connecting Hebron station to Lakeway Business Park.{{Cite web |last=Laird |first=Kayla |date=2020-03-12 |title=MaaS Model Success: DCTA’s Lewisville Lakeway On-Demand Microtransit Service |url=https://www.masstransitmag.com/technology/article/21127851/denton-county-transportation-authority-dcta-maas-model-success-dctas-lewisville-lakeway-on-demand-microtransit-service |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=Mass Transit |publisher=Endeavor Business Media}} In mid-2021, Lewisville Lakeway was superseded by GoZone, a similar program serving the entire city of Lewisville.{{Cite web |last=Roark |first=Chris |date=2021-07-31 |title=GoZone on-demand rideshare service OK'd for Lewisville, Highland Village, Denton |url=https://starlocalmedia.com/lewisvilleleader/news/gozone-on-demand-rideshare-service-okd-for-lewisville-highland-village-denton/article_ab555e64-f1a8-11eb-9ff1-4be4836b6906.html |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=Lewisville Leader |publisher=Star Local Media |language=en}} Later that year, DCTA's two Lewisville bus routes, both of which stopped at Hebron,{{Cite web |title=Service Area |url=https://www.dcta.net/node/919 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419230437/https://www.dcta.net/node/919 |archive-date=2021-04-19 |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=Denton County Transportation Authority}} were also eliminated in favor of GoZone.{{Cite web |last=Grass |first=Justin |date=2021-12-02 |title=DCTA saves most Denton bus routes, cuts Lewisville routes |url=https://dentonrc.com/news/dcta-saves-most-denton-bus-routes-cuts-lewisville-routes/article_4fc9f37a-5c50-5e9e-ad26-81fb97b23715.html |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=Denton Record-Chronicle |publisher=Denton Media Company |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.dcta.net/getting-around/rail-bus-services/a-train A-train | DCTA]
{{A-train (DCTA) navbox}}
Category:A-train (Denton County Transportation Authority) stations
Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 2011