Bachman station explained

Bachman
Style:Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Address:9739 Denton Drive
Borough:Dallas, Texas
Coordinates:32.854°N -96.8773°W
Owned:Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Platform:2 island platforms
Tracks:3
Bus Stands:8
Connections: DART:,,,
Structure:At-grade
Parking:458 spaces[1]
Accessible:Yes
Opened:December 6, 2010[2]
Pass Year:FY22
Passengers:1,695 (avg. weekday)[3]
Pass Percent:10
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail-light
Marker-Color:
  1. 000
Zoom:15

Bachman station is a Dallas Area Rapid Transit station in Dallas, Texas. It serves DART's and . The station opened as part of the Green Line's expansion in December 2010. It services nearby attractions such as Bachman Lake and surrounding neighborhoods. This is the last shared stop outbound between the Green and Orange Lines before the Orange Line branches off to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Because of this, it is one of the only three-track DART stations.

History

The current Bachman station is sited on land that was purchased at the turn of the 20th century by the City of Dallas from Reverend John Bachman.[4]

In July 2014, a man was killed while trying to board a train, but was unable to do so and was pulled under the train.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bachman Station . February 12, 2024 . . en.
  2. News: Lindenberger . Michael A. . December 5, 2010 . New Green Line 'starts to complete' DART vision . https://web.archive.org/web/20101208030805/http://www.dallasnews.com:80/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/120510dnmetgreenmain.1bf8a3c.html . December 8, 2010 . December 7, 2010 . The Dallas Morning News.
  3. Web site: March 2023 . DART Reference Book . February 12, 2024 . . 31.
  4. Web site: Bachman Station Art . August 13, 2016 . Dallas Area Rapid Transit.
  5. News: Wilonsky . Robert . July 2, 2014 . Dallas Area Rapid Transit investigating man's death at Bachman Station Monday night . https://web.archive.org/web/20140705054539/http://transportationblog.dallasnews.com/2014/07/dallas-area-rapid-transit-investigating-mans-death-at-bachman-station-monday-night.html/ . July 5, 2014 . August 13, 2016 . Dallas Morning News.