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Coordinates: 33°0′8″N 96°42′11″W / 33.00222°N 96.70306°W / 33.00222; -96.70306
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CityLine/Bush
An aerial view of a double-tracked rail line surrounded by two side platforms. The CityLine development is visible to the right.
Light rail platforms in 2020, prior to start of Silver Line construction
General information
Location1300 East President George Bush Highway
Richardson, Texas
Coordinates33°0′8″N 96°42′11″W / 33.00222°N 96.70306°W / 33.00222; -96.70306
Owned byDallas Area Rapid Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
ConnectionsBus interchange DART: 232, 245, 883-UTD Comet Cruiser (M-Sun), East Telecom GoLink Zone (M-Sun)
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking1,193 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilitiesBike racks
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedDecember 9, 2002 (2002-12-09)[2]
Previous namesBush Turnpike
Services
Preceding station Dallas Area Rapid Transit Following station
Galatyn Park
toward Westmoreland
 Red Line Downtown Plano
toward Parker Road
Galatyn Park
toward DFW Airport
 Orange Line
(peak-hour only)
Future services
Preceding station Dallas Area Rapid Transit Following station
Galatyn Park
toward Westmoreland
 Red Line 12th Street
toward Parker Road
Galatyn Park
toward DFW Airport
 Orange Line
UTD/Synergy Park
toward DFW Airport/Terminal B
 Silver Line 12th Street
toward Shiloh Road
Location
Map

CityLine/Bush station (formerly Bush Turnpike station) is a DART Light Rail station in Richardson, Texas. The station is located on a frontage road of President George Bush Turnpike (SH 190) about 1⁄3 mile (0.54 km) east of its interchange with North Central Expressway (US 75). The station serves the Red Line and, during peak periods, the Orange Line.[1] The station will also serve the Silver Line commuter rail service once it is completed.[3]

The station serves the mixed-use development CityLine, and it is also a park-and-ride lot for commuters using PGBT. A shuttle route, dubbed the Comet Cruiser, connects the station to the University of Texas at Dallas.[4]

History[edit]

Planning and construction[edit]

Original plans for the North Central Corridor Extension, which consisted of the modern-day Red Line north of Park Lane, included a station located near the Bush Turnpike/North Central interchange. The station was deferred to a secondary build-out phase,[5] which would occur between 2006 and 2011. DART determined four possible locations, three in Plano and one in Richardson.[6]

In 2000, DART selected the Richardson location and opted to construct the station alongside the rest of the Red Line, as it would be more expensive to defer it.[7] The station opened on December 9, 2002 alongside the Downtown Plano and Parker Road stations.[2]

Parking[edit]

Bush Turnpike station opened with 825 parking spaces, were located under an elevated segment of PGBT.[8] This made Bush Turnpike the only DART station to have covered parking. The opening of Bush Turnpike and Parker Road ended parking capacity issues at Arapaho Center, which had previously been the northernmost station with parking.[9] In 2007, DART added 380 additional spaces.[10]

In 2012, DART introduced a paid parking initiative at Parker Road station, which would charge a daily fee to riders that were not residents of a DART member city. Because the initiative did not apply to Bush Turnpike station, many commuters moved to parking there, with an estimated 300 additional cars per day. In response, DART considered adding the parking fee to Bush Turnpike.[11] This did not occur, and the parking initiative was ended in 2014.

Development[edit]

At opening, the area surrounding Bush Turnpike station was undeveloped. The vacant nature of the land served as inspiration for the station's design, which sported a rustic theme with several 20-foot (6.1 m) illuminated topiaries.[2][8][12]

In 2010, Parliament Group, which owned 300 acres of land east of the station, announced plans for a large mixed-use development on the land, which would include residential, office, and retail space.[13][14] In 2012, it was announced that insurance firm State Farm would lease office space at the development.[15]

Construction of the development, named CityLine, started in 2013 with a projected completion date of 2015.[16] On March 14, 2016, the station was renamed to CityLine/Bush after the development.[17]

Cotton Belt/Silver Line[edit]

In 1990, DART obtained a former St. Louis Southwestern rail corridor for use as a potential commuter rail corridor. The line, nicknamed the Cotton Belt, would connect Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Plano, with a connection to the Red Line at a new station on Plano's 12th Street.

In 2010, the city of Richardson proposed diverting the Cotton Belt south to also serve Bush Turnpike station, which would allow for a direct connection to any future development surrounding the station.[18]

Construction of the line, renamed the Silver Line, began in 2019. The project is expected to open by 2026.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "CityLine/Bush Station". Dallas Area Rapid Transit. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Hartzel, Tony (December 1, 2002). "DART raises stations to an art form". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. 34A – via NewsBank.
  3. ^ "CityLine/Bush Silver Line Station: Fact Sheet" (PDF). Dallas Area Rapid Transit.
  4. ^ "Neighborhood Bus Service - Comet Cruiser". Auxiliary Services. University of Texas at Dallas. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  5. ^ "North Central Corridor LRT Extension: Final Environmental Impact Statement" (April 22, 1997) [report]. DART Historical Archive, pp. 2-18. The Portal to Texas History, University of North Texas.
  6. ^ Jacobson, Sherry; Packer, Jennifer (October 2, 1999). "DART gets more funding: But U.S. largess won't speed project". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. 1J – via NewsBank.
  7. ^ Post, Sarah (November 16, 2000). "Bush station on track: DART set to open light-rail stop in 2003". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. 1L – via NewsBank.
  8. ^ a b Hundley, Wendy (March 30, 2002). "One day, there'll be light rail here: DART working to put Bush Turnpike station on track for December". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. 1J – via NewsBank.
  9. ^ Washington, April M. (December 26, 2002). "Expansion eases light rail parking crunch: With new stops, more spaces, shortages at Arapaho station lessen". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. 44A – via NewsBank.
  10. ^ Hartzel, Tony (February 11, 2007). "Parking crunch will ease at 3 DART sites". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. 2B – via NewsBank.
  11. ^ Hammett, Conner (March 27, 2013). "Paid parking could expand to George Bush, Trinity Mills stations". Plano Star-Courier. Star Local Media – via NewsBank.
  12. ^ "DART Gallery: A Collection of Public Art" (PDF). Dallas Area Rapid Transit.
  13. ^ McCann, Ian (June 14, 2010). "Bush station key to city plan". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. B2 – via NewsBank.
  14. ^ McCann, Ian (February 5, 2011). "Development near Bush Turnpike gets OK". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. B3 – via NewsBank.
  15. ^ Brown, Steve (December 11, 2012). "State Farm will anchor major new mixed-use transit development in the works for Richardson". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation – via NewsBank.
  16. ^ Robinson-Jacobs, Karen (October 24, 2013). "Hotel, restaurants, fitness center planned for land near mammoth State Farm project in Richardson". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation – via NewsBank.
  17. ^ Formby, Brandon (January 26, 2016). "DART Station Poised to Sport CityLine's Name". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  18. ^ McCann, Ian (May 17, 2010). "Plano, Richardson differ on Cotton Belt's course". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. B3 – via NewsBank.

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