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Coordinates: 32°48′20″N 96°47′35″W / 32.805621°N 96.793154°W / 32.805621; -96.793154
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Cityplace/Uptown
The inbound platform at Cityplace/Uptown station
General information
Location2711 North Haskell Avenue
Dallas, Texas
Coordinates32°48′20″N 96°47′35″W / 32.805621°N 96.793154°W / 32.805621; -96.793154
Owned byDallas Area Rapid Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Bus stands3
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedDecember 18, 2000 (2000-12-18)[1]
Previous namesCityplace
Passengers
FY221,236 (avg. weekday)[2] Increase 17.8%
Services
Preceding station Dallas Area Rapid Transit Following station
Pearl/Arts District
toward UNT Dallas
 Blue Line SMU/Mockingbird
toward Downtown Rowlett
Pearl/Arts District
toward DFW Airport
 Orange Line SMU/Mockingbird
toward Parker Road
Pearl/Arts District
toward Westmoreland
 Red Line
Location
Map

Cityplace/Uptown station (formerly Cityplace station) is a DART Light Rail station located in Dallas, Texas. It is located beneath North Central Expressway (US 75) at Haskell Avenue in the Cityplace district. As the first infill DART station, it opened on December 18, 2000, as the first public subway station in Texas (the Tandy Center Subway in Fort Worth, though open to the public, was a privately-owned light rail).[3]

The station is tri-level in design, reaching depths of 120 feet (37 m) beneath North Central Expressway. The station is shared between the Red, Orange, and Blue lines. The south end of the platforms are reached from east and west entrances at the surface via stairs, three pairs of escalators, or elevators (3 traditional and 2 inclined elevators).[3] The east entrance is located at the base of Tower at Cityplace, serving that tower and surrounding retail. The west entrance is located in West Village with a turntable for the M-Line Trolley, which provides service to Uptown and the Arts District. Original station plans allowed for another set of entrances at the north end of the platforms, which could serve future development north of Haskell Avenue.

At present, Cityplace/Uptown is the only underground station on the DART rail system. A following station at Knox–Henderson was deferred after community opposition, and subway stations built under the D2 Subway project are still in the planning stage.[4] The other two remaining stations for the tunnel are Pearl/Arts District and Mockingbird. Both of these stations are outside the tunnel.

On July 30, 2012, Cityplace station was renamed Cityplace/Uptown station as part of the service changes effective for that date to better reflect new identities created by their evolving neighborhoods or surrounding developments.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Hartzel, Tony (December 19, 2000). "Cityplace station bustling in debut: Riders praise underground light rail". The Dallas Morning News.
  2. ^ "DART Reference Book" (PDF). Dallas Area Rapid Transit. March 2023. p. 31. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "DART History: 2000". Dallas Area Rapid Transit. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  4. ^ "Three projects could transform North Texas, but DART shrouds them in confusion". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  5. ^ "DART Major Service Change – Three Rail Stations Receiving New Names as Part of July Service Changes". Dallas Area Rapid Transit. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
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