West End station (DART)

This article is about a light rail station in Dallas. For the station in Atlanta, see West End station (MARTA).

West End station is a DART light rail station in Downtown Dallas, Texas. Located on a two-block stretch of Pacific Avenue between Market Street and Lamar Street, the station serves the West End Historic District, including Dealey Plaza, the Sixth Floor Museum, the Dallas World Aquarium, Old Red Courthouse, and Dallas College El Centro Campus.

West End
Northbound Orange Line train departs West End station in September 2015
General information
Location	800 Pacific Ave. Dallas, Texas
Coordinates	32°46′51″N 96°48′21″W
Owned by	Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	DART: 23 routes at adjacent West Transfer Center/Rosa Parks Plaza West Dallas Shuttle
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	June 14, 1996 (1996-06-14)[1]
Passengers
FY24	6,529 (avg. weekday)[2]  3%
Services
Preceding station Dallas Area Rapid Transit Following station Union Station toward UNT Dallas Blue Line Akard toward Downtown Rowlett Victory toward North Carrollton/​Frankford Green Line Akard toward Buckner Victory toward DFW Airport Orange Line Akard toward Parker Road Union Station toward Westmoreland Red Line
Location

The station serves all four of the system's light rail lines (Red, Blue, Green, and Orange), as well as 23 bus routes at the adjacent West Transfer Center and Rosa Parks Plaza. It is the westernmost station to be served by all four lines.

As of May 2025^[update], the station has the highest ridership of all DART light rail stations, with an average of 6,529 riders on weekdays, 4,502 riders on Saturdays, and 3,555 riders on Sundays.^[2]

History

The station opened on June 14, 1996 as part of the original light rail system.^[3]

Following the shooting of Dallas police officers on July 7, 2016, the station was closed during the investigation of the nearby crime scene.^[4] Trains were stopping at all transit mall stations except West End, which they passed through during the incident.^[5] News outlets reported that ridership was lower than normal just after the attacks at nearby stations such as Akard, St. Paul, and Pearl/Arts District, typically busy stations during the morning rush hour.^[6]