![]() The final change to the starter system came on December 18, 2000, when DART opened Cityplace Station (now called Cityplace/Uptown Station), the system's first subway station, in the tunnel between Pearl and Mockingbird Lane under the Tower at Cityplace skyscraper, providing access to the Tower as well as Cityplace West. This came on May 31, 1997, nearly one year after the first part of the starter system opened. The starter line was completed when the Blue Line was extended from Illinois Station to Ledbetter Drive. The northern terminus of the Blue Line remained Pearl Station at that time. It includes the tunnel from Pearl Street to Mockingbird Lane, the latter being the site of Dallas's first modern transit village. The next stage of the starter line opened on Januwhen the Red Line was extended from Pearl Station to Park Lane Station. The 20 miles (32 km) starter system opened on June 14, 1996, comprising the Red Line from the Westmoreland Road in West Oak Cliff through downtown Dallas to Pearl Street, and the Blue Line from Pearl Street to Morrell Station and Illinois Avenue. The suburbs' confidence in DART was also expressed at the ballot box: four cities held highly publicized pullout elections in 1996 (with the financial assistance of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones who wanted DART's half-cent sales tax revenue for Texas Stadium in Irving, the Cowboys' home at the time ), but all four voted to remain in DART (three of them by margins of more than two-to-one). To the surprise of critics, the new light rail system was embraced by Dallasites, with ridership exceeding expectations. Commuter rail service to Irving began in December, after some delays. ![]() In June 1996, the light rail system began service on time and on budget inaugurating the first light rail system in Texas. The first sections of track were laid in July 1993. Starter system Īfter years of scandals involving finances, delays in construction of the rail system, a failed bond election, and nine pull-out votes (two of which were successful), October 1990 was a turning point for the agency, when DART first broke ground on its light rail system. ![]()
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