Victory station

Victory station is a mass transit station in Dallas, Texas. It serves Trinity Railway Express commuter rail line, DART Light Rail trains, and DART buses. Located along the Stemmons Corridor in the Uptown neighborhood, the station opened in 2001 in the Victory Park development as a temporary platform shortly after the opening of the American Airlines Center.

For other uses, see Victory station (disambiguation).
Victory
TRE commuter rail station
DART light rail station
A view of the DART platform at Victory
Location2525 Victory Avenue
Dallas, Texas
Coordinates32°47′23″N 96°48′45″W
Owned byDallas Area Rapid Transit
Line(s)
  Trinity Railway Express
  Green Line
  Orange Line
Platforms1 side platform (DART)
1 island platform (DART)
1 island platform (TRE)
1 side platform (TRE)
Tracks2 (TRE)
2 (DART)
ConnectionsDART Routes 26*, 44*, and 49
*Located on Field Street
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneEastern TRE Fare Zone (TRE)
History
Opened28 July 2001 (Trinity Railway Express)[1]
13 November 2004 (DART)
Services
Preceding station Trinity Railway Express Following station
Medical/Market Center
toward T&P Station
 Trinity Railway Express Dallas Union Station
Terminus
Preceding station Dallas Area Rapid Transit Following station
Market Center
toward North Carrollton/Frankford
 Green Line West End
toward Buckner
Market Center
toward DFW Airport
 Orange Line West End
toward Parker Road

History

The station's location was the subject of much debate during the planning and construction of the American Airlines Center. DART originally wanted to extend light rail service up Houston Street, with a station between the proposed center and nearby upscale residential and office areas. But the Dallas City Council, backed by developer Tom Hicks and his Victory Park development partners, forced DART to locate Victory Station on the other side of the center, near the existing freight rail line and Interstate 35E.

On 2 October 2003, the temporary platform was replaced by a permanent platform for the Trinity Railway Express and a future expansion of DART's light rail system (the future Orange and Green Lines). Beginning on November 13, 2004, DART began offering special light rail service on the Red and Blue lines to Victory Station during special events, with the trains serving Victory Station displaying "DART" in their destination signs. Full-time light rail service at the station began on September 14, 2009, with the opening of the Green Line.

On December 6, 2010, the Green Line was extended north to North Carrollton/Frankford Station. Special Red and Blue Line service to Victory was discontinued at that date, making transfers to the Green or Orange Line from West End Station necessary for passengers coming into Downtown on the Red and Blue Lines.

References
  1. http://mel.dart.org/manuals/July2001.pdf
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