Dallas DART Light Rail Expansion, USA
Key Data:
City population
1 million (6 million 'Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex')
System:
Ownership
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)
Date opened
1996
Route length
44 miles (71km)
Gauge
1,435mm
Lines
3
Stations
28
Passengers carried/per year
17.5 million
Rolling Stock:
Vehicle total (2007)
115
Builder
Kinkysharyo/Itochu
Max speed
65mph (105km/h)
Operational speed
40–55km/h (25–34mph)
Capacity – LRV
160 (76 seated)
Power
750V dc overhead supply
Special Characteristics:
Transit system covers 13 cities in USA’s fourth largest conurbation
Funding boost has allowed work to start on the Green and Orange Lines for opening in 2010/13 respectively
New and retrofitted vehicles to improve passenger access
Same transit operator provides bus feeders at many stations
New extensions will double system length and passenger numbers
