UNT Dallas station

UNT Dallas
General information
Location7300 University Hills Road
Dallas, Texas
Coordinates32°39′15″N 96°48′04″W / 32.6541°N 96.8010°W / 32.6541; -96.8010
SystemDART rail
OwnerDallas Area Rapid Transit
PlatformsIsland platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsInland Port GoLink Zone (M-Sun)
Glenn Heights GoLink Zone (M-Sun)
STARNow: Cedar Hill, DeSoto, Duncanville, Hutchins, Lancaster, Wilmer[1]
Construction
Structure type
At-grade
Parking457 spaces[2]
Accessibleyes
History
OpenedOctober 24, 2016 (2016-10-24)[3]
Passengers
FY 2025771 (avg. weekday)[4] Decrease 4%
Services
Preceding station DART Following station
Terminus Blue Line Camp Wisdom
toward Downtown Rowlett
Location

UNT Dallas station is a DART rail station in South Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas. The station is located on University Hills Road, approximately 1⁄3 mile (0.54 km) southeast of the University of North Texas at Dallas campus and 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) north of Interstate 20.

The station is the southern terminus of the Blue Line. In addition to the UNTD campus, the station serves as a park-and-ride lot for commuters on I-20 and I-35E. It also serves as a connection point for the microtransit services GoLink and STARNow, which serve southern Dallas County.

History

UNT Dallas was constructed as the terminus of the South Oak Cliff extension, which extended the Blue Line south from Ledbetter. A groundbreaking for the extension was held on October 6, 2014,[5] and the extension opened on October 24, 2016.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Connections to DART". STAR Transit. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
  2. ↑ "UNT Dallas Station". Dallas Area Rapid Transit. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Chiquillo, Julieta (October 24, 2016). "Students, workers try new commutes as DART takes rail line to UNT Dallas". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Dallas Area Rapid Transit Reference Book, Version 17.0" (PDF). Dallas Area Rapid Transit. June 2026. pp. 33–37. Retrieved August 11, 2026.
  5. ↑ "South Oak Cliff Corridor Blue Line Extension". Dallas Area Rapid Transit. Archived from the original on July 10, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.


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