The opening of the Orange Line in Irving isn’t the only major change coming to Dallas Area Rapid Transit on July 30. In addition to numerous bus and rail changes, three stations will be renamed and a new Park & Ride lot opens in Northwest Plano.
Twelve bus routes will begin supporting the new Orange Line, most serving the Las Colinas Urban Center Station on Lake Carolyn Parkway. The North Irving Transit Center will no longer be used for bus connections, but remains as a parking facility near the Irving Convention Center Station. Routes 305 and 306 will be modified to serve the new University of Dallas Station as well as the campus to safely transport riders across Highway 114.
DART also introduces a new weekday circulator bus service linking major points of interest near the Las Colinas Urban Center. Route 503 will operate in a counterclockwise loop, beginning at Las Colinas Urban Center Station, traveling north on Lake Carolyn Parkway, stopping at the entrance of Irving Convention Center, and then continuing back to Urban Center Station. Service will operate every 15 minutes during the morning and afternoon rush hours, and every 40 minutes at midday.
Additional details can be found in the service change brochures available on DART vehicles, inside transit centers, by visiting www.DART.org, or by calling 214-979-1111.
