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 | |||||||||||||
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Location | 201 Rock Island Road Irving, Texas 75060 | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°48′54″N 96°56′52″W / 32.8149°N 96.9478°W | ||||||||||||
Owned by | Dallas Area Rapid Transit | ||||||||||||
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Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
Connections | DART: 25, 225, 227, 229, 230, 231, 255 North Central Irving GoLink Zone (M-Sun), South Irving GoLink Zone (M-Sun) | ||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||
Parking | 406 spaces | ||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | bike racks available | ||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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Fare zone | Eastern TRE Fare Zone (TRE) | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened | December 30, 1996[1] | ||||||||||||
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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]
Gallery
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TRE platform
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DART Buses and TRE Train awaiting departures from South Irving station (2007)
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DART Bus awaiting departure from South Irving.
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A DART Flex shuttle awaiting departure. The DART Flex service has started since March 3, 2008. These buses have been discontinued in October 2012.
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A new DART Flex shuttle bus awaiting departure. These buses have been introduced in October 2012.
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ DART Major Service Change - Three Rail Stations Receiving New Names as Part of July Service Changes - Dallas Area Rapid Transit (accessed July 9, 2012)
External links
edit- Media related to Downtown Irving/Heritage Crossing (TRE station) at Wikimedia Commons
- TRE - Downtown Irving/Heritage Crossing Station
- Dallas Area Rapid Transit