Victory (TRE-DART station)

Victory
TRE commuter rail station DART light rail station
A view of the DART platform at Victory
Location	2525 Victory Avenue Dallas, Texas
Coordinates	32°47′23″N 96°48′45″W / 32.78972°N 96.81250°WCoordinates: 32°47′23″N 96°48′45″W / 32.78972°N 96.81250°W
Owned by	Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Line(s)	Trinity Railway Express   Green Line   Orange Line
Platforms	1 side platform (TRE) 1 island platform (TRE/DART) cross-platform interchange 1 island platform 1 side platform (DART)
Tracks	2 (TRE) 2 (DART)
Connections	DART Routes 26*, 44*, and 49 *Located on Field Street
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Eastern TRE Fare Zone (TRE)
History
Opened	28 July 2001 (Trinity Railway Express)[1] 13 November 2004 (DART)
Services
Preceding station     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 Trinity Railway Express Medical/Market Center toward T&P Trinity Railway Express Dallas Terminus

Victory Station is a mass transit station in Dallas, Texas (USA), serving both the Trinity Railway Express commuter rail and the light rail system operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). Located along the Stemmons Corridor near the city's downtown and in Uptown, the station opened in 2001 in the Victory Park development as a temporary platform shortly after the opening of the American Airlines Center.

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

External links

• DART.org - Victory Station
• TRE - Victory Station