About:DART/service change/3-13-2017

DART 3-13-2017

A pair of major employment centers on the outer edge of the DART service area are the focal points for bus service improvements scheduled for implementation on March 13, 2017. The booming Legacy area of northwest Plano will receive additional service to existing routes, plus a new express route linking the numerous new corporate campuses to Parker Road Rail Station. In the Cypress Waters area of far northwest Dallas, access to Belt Line Rail Station will be accomplished by the adjusting of two existing routes. In downtown Dallas, D-Link expands its scope to include one of the city's more popular venues and a host of route and schedule enhancements are planned to increase service efficiency system-wide. Use this brochure as a guide to new service, and, as always, for more details, please call 214.979.1111.

Routes listed below: 2, 42, 52, 59, 76, 161, 164, 208, 211, 346, 350, 360, 400, 409, 415, 452, 463, 500, 510, 515, 521, 535, 553, 574, 704, 705, 722 D-Link, DART Rail

NEW ROUTES ANSWER LEGACY GROWTH SURGE

ROUTE 208 (REVISED)

This existing route will be extended north from the Northwest Plano Park & Ride into Legacy West, directly serving JC Penney, JP Morgan Chase, FedEx Office, Toyota, Liberty Mutual and Frito Lay. This service operates on alternate trips, approximately every 30 minutes during a.m. and p.m. rush hours. Buses serving this extension will display a "LEGACY WEST VIA NW PLANO PARK & RIDE" destination sign leaving downtown Dallas. For passengers on buses terminating at Northwest Plano Park & Ride, service to destinations in Legacy West is also available on Routes 211, 346 or 452.

ROUTE 211 (NEW)

This new route will operate non-stop, every 15 minutes, peak periods only, between Parker Road Station and Northwest Plano Park & Ride, primarily along Spring Creek Parkway, then continuing into Legacy, serving Chase, JC Penney, FedEx, Liberty Mutual and Toyota.

ROUTE 346 (REVISED)

This route will combine existing Routes 346 and 348, serving destinations not reached by either Route 208 or Route 211, such as Granite Park, Bank of America and Yum Brands. Route 348 will be discontinued. Service will be available peak periods only.

CYPRESS WATERS SERVICE GETS A NEW LOOK

ROUTE 500 (REVISED)

The route will no longer serve the Freeport area on weekday trips. It will instead use Premier/Gateway routing (U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service and currently a part of Route 510). This is designed to cut travel time between Belt Line Station and Cypress Waters corporate headquarters, such as 7-Eleven and Core Logic, by one-third. Weekend service will remain unchanged.

ROUTE 510 (REVISED)

The route will no longer serve USINS Premier/Gateway segment (see Route 500 above), and instead will pick up Freeport service currently provided by Route 500 on weekdays; weekend service via Freeport will continue to be available on Route 500. Passengers will be able to connect to DART Rail at either Belt Line or Irving Convention Center stations.

D-LINK EXTENDS COVERAGE INTO DEEP ELLUM

ROUTE 722 | D-Link (REVISED)

Service will be extended on the eastern end to Good-Latimer between Canton and Gaston, enabling Route 722 D-Link to serve the popular Deep Ellum entertainment district. Buses will travel the current route along Cesar Chavez to right on Canton, left on Good-Latimer, and left on Gaston back to Pearl, then continue on regular route to Cedar Springs, returning over the same route. Present service between Cezar Chavez & Canton and Gaston & Pearl will be discontinued. Two bus stops will be located within the Deep Ellum area, both on Good-Latimer, northbound near-side at Elm Street, and southbound, near-side at Main Street. To accommodate these route changes, service levels will be adjusted to every 16 minutes between 4 and 6:30 p.m. on weekdays, but will remain 15 minutes at all other times.

MISCELLANEOUS BUS AND RAIL MODIFICATIONS

BUS ROUTE CHANGES

ROUTE 59 (REVISED)

Rush hour service on Canada Drive will be discontinued due to low ridership; all trips will operate on Bernal Drive.

ROUTE 76 (REVISED)

The detour routing along Gaston Avenue between Baylor Medical Center and downtown Dallas, implemented in December 2016, will become a permanent part of the route.

ROUTE 409 (REVISED)

Northbound trips will turn back at Southwestern Medical District/Parkland Station due to duplicate service along Harry Hines and Forest Park provided by other routes. Also see next section for related schedule improvements.

BUS SCHEDULE IMPROVEMENTS

Frequencies on the following bus routes are being improved in accordance with recommendations from the recent COA (Comprehensive Operations Analysis):

2, 42 - Saturdays from 45 to 40 minutes

350, 463 - Saturdays from 60 to 45 minutes

409 - Rush hours from 22 to 20 minutes, mid-days from 35 to 30 minutes, weekends from 50 to 45 minutes

521 - Weekdays (a.m.) from 35 to 30 minutes

MINOR BUS SCHEDULE ADJUSTMENTS

These bus routes will have minor schedule changes designed to improve on-time performance or transfer connections to rail or other buses:

52, 161, 164, 360, 400, 415, 515, 535, 553, 574, 704, 705

RAIL SCHEDULE MODIFICATIONS

Please obtain a Rail Pocket Guide dated March 13, 2017, to keep track of rail system schedule changes in your area:

Blue Line - adjustments north and south of Downtown Dallas

Red and Orange lines - adjustments north of Downtown Dallas

Green Line - some southbound trips now ending at Walnut Hill/Denton Station will extend to Bachman Station