12th Street station (DART) explained

12th Street
Style:Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Address:1180 12th Street[1]
Borough:Plano, Texas
Coordinates:33.0154°N -96.6993°W
Connections: DART: 1 route
Platform:Island
Structure:One elevated platform, one at-grade platform
Parking:313 spaces
Opening:2025-2026
Accessible:Yes
Owned:Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Other Services Header:Future services
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12th Street station is a future public transit station in Plano, Texas. Set to be operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit, the station will service DART Light Rail's and the Silver Line commuter rail. During peak transit hours, it will also service the .

In addition to providing a transfer point, the station will serve the 12th Street neighborhood and the historically black Douglass Community.[2] [3]

The station is scheduled to open alongside the Silver Line in late 2025 or early 2026.[4]

Station

The station will consist of two separate platforms. The Silver Line platform, located at ground level at the intersection of 12th Street and K Avenue, will feature a 313-space parking lot, a passenger drop-off area, and five bus bays. The elevated light rail platform will be located two blocks west at 1000 12th Street, with a 500feet long sidewalk connecting the platforms.[5] The station will be decorated with a water theme.[6]

History

The station is located along the Cotton Belt, a 54miles rail corridor between Fort Worth and Wylie. Built in 1871 by the St. Louis Southwestern Railway, the corridor was purchased by DART in 1990 for a potential commuter rail line.[7]

In 2010, the city of Plano issued a proclamation in support of the commuter rail corridor, which suggested creating a station at 12th Street to serve as the line's eastern terminus. The city of Richardson issued a competing proposal with Bush Turnpike station as the terminus.[8] [9] DART ultimately chose a plan which included both stations, though neither ended up being the terminus.

In February 2015, the city of Plano purchased a 2.6 acre tract for the station.[10] Construction of the elevated light rail station began on August 26, 2023.[11]

As the station is located in a historically industrial area, the city of Plano created a comprehensive plan to re-zone and encourage development in the area, dubbed Plano Tomorrow.[12] [13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Silver Line Fact Sheet: City of Plano . 2024-06-10 . Dallas Area Rapid Transit.
  2. Web site: Leszcynski . Ray . 2018-07-28 . Here are 4 things DART's Cotton Belt stations will mean for Plano . 2024-06-11 . . . en.
  3. Web site: Silver Line Fact Sheet: 12th Street Station . 2024-06-10 . Dallas Area Rapid Transit.
  4. Web site: Silver Line Project . 2023-01-27 . . en.
  5. News: 2018-11-09 . Cotton Belt Corridor Regional Rail Project: Final Environmental Impact Statement/Record of Decision . . 2-9, 2-17.
  6. Web site: Henvey . Winston . 2023-09-07 . DART's 12th Street Station goes vertical in downtown Plano . 2024-06-11 . Plano Star-Courier . Star Local Media . en.
  7. News: Kelley . Chris . 1990-09-26 . DART to buy Cotton Belt rail strip - Line won't be used until after 2010 . . . 23A . NewsBank.
  8. News: McCann . Ian . 2010-05-17 . Plano, Richardson differ on Cotton Belt's course . . . B3 . NewsBank.
  9. News: Vanderlaan . Jon . 2010-07-27 . City supports Cotton Belt in Plano . Plano Star-Courier . American Community Newspapers.
  10. News: Hundley . Wendy . 2015-02-11 . Plano to buy land for Cotton Belt station . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150212130003/http://planoblog.dallasnews.com/2015/02/plano-to-buy-land-for-cotton-belt-station.html/ . 2015-02-12 . . A. H. Belo Corporation.
  11. Web site: Mingorance . Virginia . 2023-08-23 . Plano Silver Line Station To Begin Construction . 2024-06-11 . Local Profile . Community Profile, LLC . en.
  12. Web site: Baethge . Joshua . 2023-01-03 . How new DART stations could affect our city . 2024-06-11 . Plano Magazine . en-US.
  13. Web site: Pittman . Connor . 2024-03-22 . Plano staff present draft Silver Line station area plans . 2024-06-11 . Community Impact Dallas-Fort Worth . English.