Parker Road station

Parker Road station is a DART Light Rail station in Plano, Texas. It is located 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 during peak hours for direct service to DFW Airport station.[1]

Parker Road
DART Light Rail station
Parker Road station. Bus transfer center on the left; rail platforms on the right.
Location805 East Park Boulevard
Plano, Texas 75074
Coordinates33°2′2″N 96°42′3″W
Owned byDallas Area Rapid Transit
Line(s)
  Red Line
  Orange Line
PlatformsIsland
ConnectionsDART 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
Parking2,020
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened1992 (bus)
December 9, 2002 (rail)
Services
Preceding station Dallas Area Rapid Transit Following station
Downtown Plano
toward Westmoreland
 Red Line Terminus
Downtown Plano
toward DFW Airport
 Orange Line

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 (July 13, 2011). "DART releases paid parking proposal for Plano station". Plano Star Courier. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  3. "DART Parker Road Station Parking".


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