Light rail system "DART" (Dallas Area Rapid Transit):

- 149 km
- 4 lines
- 65 stops, with one underground station Cityplace/Uptown
- rolling stock: high floor Kinkisharyo vehicles with later added low-floor middle section, allowing level boarding from low platforms (original mini high-platforms now out-of-service)

14 June 1996: Westmoreland/Illinois - Pearl
10 Jan 1997: Pearl - Park Lane
31 May 1997: Illinois - Ledbetter
18 Dec 2000: Cityplace station added
24 Sept 2001: Mockingbird - White Rock
06 May 2002: White Rock - LBJ/Skillman
01 July 2002: Park Lane - Galatyn Park
18 Nov 2002: LBJ/Skillman - Downtown Garland
09 Dec 2002: Galatyn Park - Parker Road
14 Nov 2004: West End - Victory (special events only)
14 Sept 2009: Green Line Victory (full service) - MLK Jr.
06 Dec 2010: Green Line Victory - North Carrollton/Frankford (26.5 km) and MLK Jr. - Buckner (12 km)
06 Dec 2010: Blue Line Lake Highlands station
30 July 2012: Orange Line Bachman - Irving Convention Center (8.9 km)
03 Dec 2012: Orange Line Irving Convention Center - Belt Line (5.9 km) and Blue Line Downtown Garland - Downtown Rowlett (7.4 km)
18 Aug 2014: Orange Line Belt Line - DFW Airport (8.4 km)
24 Oct 2016: Ledbetter - UNT Dallas (4.1 km)
12 Apr 2021: Orange Line Hidden Ridge station

Besides the heritage streetcar line in downtown Dallas along McKinney Avenue, which was eventually extended further downtown on 6 June 2015, a 2.6 km modern streetcar starter line was opened on 13 April 2015 linking Union Station with Oak Cliff along S Houston Street. On 29 Aug 2016, this line was extended by approx. 1 km south to Bishops Arts District.

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DART (Official Website)
    incl. Projects

A-Train (Commuter Rail)

TRE (Trinity Railway Express)

M-Line (MATA - McKinney Avenue Streetcar)

TEXRail (Official Website)

DART at Wikipedia

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