Irving Convention Center Station
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Irving Convention Center Station will be a DART
light rail
station located in the Las Colinas
development of Irving, Texas
for service on the . The station is planned to open in December 2011 and will serve the Irving Convention Center
and Las Colinas Urban Center. This station will temporarily serve as the Orange Line terminus until expansion in December 2012.
Dallas Area Rapid Transit
The Dallas Area Rapid Transit authority is a transit agency based in Dallas, Texas . It operates buses, light rail, commuter rail, and high-occupancy vehicle lanes in Dallas and 12 of its suburbs...
light rail
Light rail
Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...
station located in the Las Colinas
Las Colinas
Las Colinas is an upscale, developed area in the Dallas suburb of Irving, Texas.Due to its central location between Dallas and Fort Worth and its proximity to DFW Airport, Las Colinas has been a viable place in the Metroplex for corporate and business relocation.As a planned community, it has many...
development of Irving, Texas
Irving, Texas
Irving is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within Dallas County. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city population was 216,290. Irving is within the Dallas–Plano–Irving metropolitan division of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, designated...
for service on the . The station is planned to open in December 2011 and will serve the Irving Convention Center
Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas
Opened in January 2011, the Irving Convention Center is a facility located on a tract in Las Colinas Urban Center in Irving, Texas. The convention center and the adjoining mixed use entertainment district are bordered on the west by Highway 114, on the east by Las Colinas Boulevard, on the north...
and Las Colinas Urban Center. This station will temporarily serve as the Orange Line terminus until expansion in December 2012.