Park Lane station (DART)

Park Lane is a DART light rail station in northern Dallas, Texas. The elevated station is located at the intersection of Park Lane and Greenville Avenue, about 0.2 miles (0.32 km) east of North Central Expressway (US 75). The station serves the Red Line and Orange Line.^[1]

Park Lane
DART light rail station
General information
Location	8169 Park Lane Dallas, Texas
Coordinates	32°52′22″N 96°45′57″W
Owned by	Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Platforms	Island (elevated)
Connections	DART: 20, 27, and 402-NorthPark Center Shuttle (M-Sun) North Central Dallas GoLink Zone (M-Sun), North Dallas GoLink Zone (M-Sun), Preston Hollow GoLink Zone (M-Sun)
Construction
Parking	320 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilities	2 bike lockers,[2] 1 bike rack
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	January 10, 1997 (at-grade)[3]
Rebuilt	June 17, 2002 (elevated)[4]
Services
Preceding station Dallas Area Rapid Transit Following station Lovers Lane toward Westmoreland Red Line Walnut Hill toward Parker Road Lovers Lane toward DFW Airport Orange Line
Location

The station serves the southern portions of the Vickery Meadow neighborhood,^[5] as well as several shopping centers, most notably The Shops at Park Lane.^[1] NorthPark Center, which is located on the opposite side of US 75, is serviced by a shuttle bus.^[6]

History

Plans for a station on Park Lane date back to 1990 as the northern terminus of a 20-mile (32 km) starter system. Two potential locations for the station were considered: one south of Park Lane near the NorthPark East office complex (since replaced by The Shops at Park Lane), and one north of Park Lane near a (now-closed) United Artists theater.^[7] After a 1990 study determined that the line may require grade separation when crossing Park Lane to prevent traffic congestion,^[8] DART ultimately chose to build a temporary^[9] ground-level platform at the NorthPark East location, which would not require crossing Park Lane until the line was extended further north.

The station opened on January 10, 1997, as the northern terminus of the Red Line.^[3] It, along with the Mockingbird and Lovers Lane stations, was originally intended to open 6 months prior, but all stations north of Downtown Dallas were delayed due to issues with a subway tunnel between the Mockingbird and Pearl stations.^[10]

Construction on the Red Line's second northern extension, including a bridge over Park Lane and a permanent elevated station, began in April 1999.^[11] DART opted to build the new station on the northern side of the road. Local artists Vicki Meek and John Christensen decorated the station with an "urban oasis" theme.^[4][12] It opened to passenger service on June 17, 2002, two weeks before the extension to the Galatyn Park station opened, becoming the first elevated station on the DART light rail system.^[4]

The original station closed, but DART retains it as a private storage corridor. As of 2024^[update], the original station's platform signage is still present.