Downtown Carrollton station is a

DART Light Rail DART Light Rail is the light rail system serving the metropolitan area of Dallas, Texas and is owned and operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). The DART Light Rail system opened June 14, 1996 and serves 65 stations and four lines, cover ...

station in

Carrollton, Texas Carrollton is a city in Dallas, Denton, and Collin counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 133,434, making it the 23rd-most populous city in Texas. History The area was first settled by Jared Ford i ...

. It serves the DART . This station will serve as an inaugural stop on the Silver Line.

History

The station is at the junction of several rail lines. The Green Line utilizes a segment of the former Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad. The Cotton Belt and Burlington Northern Santa Fe lines also crossed here. The former 1924-built Carrollton Missouri–Kansas–Texas Depot was moved to accommodate the new light rail line. The DART station opened as part of the Green Line's expansion on December 6, 2010.

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Dallas Area Rapid Transit

Downtown Carrollton Station
Dallas Area Rapid Transit light rail stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 2010 Railway stations in Dallas County, Texas Dallas Area Rapid Transit commuter rail stations Former Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad stations {{Texas-railstation-stub