Parker Road (DART station)

Dallas Area Rapid Transit Parker Road
DART light rail station

The main tracks and platforms at Parker Road Station.
Location 805 East Park Boulevard
Plano, Texas 75074
Coordinates 33°2′2″N 96°42′3″W / 33.03389°N 96.70083°W / 33.03389; -96.70083Coordinates: 33°2′2″N 96°42′3″W / 33.03389°N 96.70083°W / 33.03389; -96.70083
Owned by Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Line(s)
  Red Line
  Orange Line
Platforms Island
Connections DART Routes 350 (M-Sat), 410, and 452
DART TI Spring Creek Shuttle (M-F)
DART On-Call East Plano (M-F)
DART On-Call North Central Plano (M-F)
Texoma Express (To/from Sherman) (M-F)
Construction
Parking 2,078 free spaces, no overnight (DART site says - 2,078 spaces,, overnight or long-term parking is at the discretion of the customer. DART assumes no responsibility for vehicles left overnight)
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened December 9, 2002
Services
Preceding station   DART   Following station
toward Westmoreland
Red LineTerminus
toward DFW Airport
Orange Line

Parker Road Station is a DART Light Rail station located in Plano, Texas (US) in Collin County at the intersection of Park Boulevard and Archerwood Street near US 75 (Central Expressway). It opened December 9, 2002, and is the northern terminus of the Red Line. It was originally called East Plano Transit Center before the light rail station opened up. The Orange Line terminates some trains at Parker Road Station during peak hours for direct service to DFW Airport Station.[1]

History

In July 2011, it was announced that Parker Road Station along with the North Carrollton / Frankford station on the Green Line and the Northwest Plano Park & Ride would be part of a pilot program that charged passengers from non-DART cities for parking.[2] However, on April, 3, 2014 DART eliminated the program (due to costs), but at Parker Road, cars with permits (passengers in a DART city) would have a few reserved lots, and the other lots were free for anyone to park.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.dart.org/about/expansion/noiorangelinedfw.pdf
  2. ↑ Conrad, Bill (13 July 2011). "DART releases paid parking proposal for Plano station". Plano Star Courier. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "DART Parker Road Station Parking".


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