Downtown Irving/Heritage Crossing station

Downtown Irving/Heritage Crossing station (formerly South Irving Transit Center and later South Irving station) is a Trinity Railway Express commuter rail and bus station in Irving, Texas. It is located on Rock Island Road, east of O'Connor Road. It opened on December 30, 1996, and serves downtown Irving, including the Irving Heritage District and the Irving Civic Center (city offices), which is two blocks west of the station. This station is also served by Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART).

Downtown Irving/Heritage Crossing
Downtown Irving/Heritage Crossing station (2019)
Location201 Rock Island Road
Irving, Texas 75060
Coordinates32.8149°N 96.9478°W / 32.8149; -96.9478
Owned byDallas Area Rapid Transit
Line(s)
  Trinity Railway Express
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsDART Routes 63 (M-F), 401 (M-F), 408, 501, 504 (M-Sat), 507 (M-Sat), 508 (M-Sat), 514 (M-F), and 549
DART South Irving Go Link (M-F)
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking406 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesbike racks available
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneEastern TRE Fare Zone (TRE)
History
OpenedDecember 30, 1996[1]
Services
Preceding station Trinity Railway Express Following station
West Irving
toward T&P Station
 Trinity Railway Express Medical/Market Center
toward Dallas Union Station
Former services
Preceding station Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Following station
Fort Worth
toward Minneapolis
 Minneapolis – Houston Dallas
toward Dallas or Houston

On July 30, 2012, South Irving station was renamed Downtown Irving/Heritage Crossing station as part of the service changes effective for that date to better reflect new identities created by their evolving neighborhoods or surrounding developments.[2]

  • TRE platform
  • DART Buses and TRE Train awaiting departures from South Irving station (2007)
  • DART Bus awaiting departure from South Irving.
  • A DART Flex shuttle awaiting departure. The DART Flex service has started since March 3, 2008. These buses have been discontinued in October 2012.
  • A new DART Flex shuttle bus awaiting departure. These buses have been introduced in October 2012.

References
  1. Howell, Curtis (December 31, 1996). "Trinity Express departs on time: Almost 4,000 climb aboard DART's first Irving rail line". The Dallas Morning News. p. 1.
  2. DART Major Service Change - Three Rail Stations Receiving New Names as Part of July Service Changes - Dallas Area Rapid Transit (accessed July 9, 2012)


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