Hidden Ridge station is a DART light rail station located in the Las Colinas development of Irving, Texas. The station serves the Orange Line.[1] The station is located at the intersection of Meadow Creek Drive and Green Park Drive and is named for the nearby Hidden Ridge development.
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| Location | 700 Meadow Creek Dr. Irving, Texas 75038 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°52′56″N 96°57′15″W / 32.882213°N 96.954293°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Dallas Area Rapid Transit | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | 136 spaces[1] | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 1 bike rack | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | April 12, 2021[2] | ||||||||||
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History
editThe station, originally named Carpenter Ranch, was one of eight stations included in the original Northwest Corridor proposal, where it was expected serve nearby hotels and offices and a potential transit-oriented development project.[3] The station was set to open in December 2012 (alongside the North Lake College and Belt Line stations) and a sculptor, Marty Ray, was hired to create decorative columns and windscreens.[4] However, in April 2010, DART opted to defer the station due to a lack of surrounding development.
In 2017, telecom company Verizon Communications announced plans for Hidden Ridge, a $1 billion mixed-use development project in the land surrounding its Las Colinas office. Carpenter Ranch station, located about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) north of Verizon's office, was included in plans for the project.[5][6] In 2019, the station was renamed to Hidden Ridge to further tie in to the project.[7]
Construction began in mid-2020,[8] with Marty Ray returning to complete the station artwork.[4] The station opened on April 12, 2021.[2] It was the third infill station to be built on the DART system, the first two being Cityplace/Uptown and Lake Highlands.
References
edit- ^ a b "Hidden Ridge Station". Dallas Area Rapid Transit.
- ^ a b Bahari, Sarah (2021-04-07). "New Irving DART station opening next week". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "Northwest Corridor Light Rail Transit Line to Irving and DFW Airport in Dallas County, Texas: Final Impact Statement" (2008-07-17) [report]. DART Historical Archive, pp. 2-21, 2-23. The Portal to Texas History, University of North Texas. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ a b Yurco, Cherie (2021-04-26). "Former North Lake Art Faculty Celebrates Unveiling of Artwork at New DART Station". Dallas College. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ Brown, Steve (2017-07-13). "First look: Irving's $1 billion Hidden Ridge project shows new details". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation.
- ^ Sakelaris, Nicholas (2018-12-12). "Hidden Ridge: Verizon's $1B, 5G-Enabled Development Rises From its Ranching Roots". Dallas Innovates. Dallas Regional Chamber and Dallas Next Media. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "DART changes name of planned Irving station". Mass Transit. Endeavor Business Media. 2019-04-25. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "DART's Hidden Ridge Station construction to begin in late April or early May". Mass Transit. Endeavor Business Media. 2020-04-22. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
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