Taxus Baccata

by | Mar 15, 2018 | Taxus Baccata

How Can We Help?
You are here:
< Back
For the DART Green Line station, see Walnut Hill/Denton station.

Walnut Hill station is a DART Light Rail station in Dallas, Texas. It is served by the Red Line and the Orange Line.[1] The elevated station is located at the intersection of Walnut Hill Lane and Manderville Lane, roughly halfway between North Central Expressway (US 75) and Greenville Avenue, with exits on both the northern and southern sides of Walnut Hill Lane.

The station serves the northern portions of the Vickery Meadow neighborhood,[4] including Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital and the mixed-use development The Hill.[5]

In tribute to the hospital, the station's columns are decorated with health-related words, and the station contains four pendulums representing that "time heals". The façade was created by local artist Linnea Glatt as part of DART's Station Art & Design Program.[6][7]

History

Walnut Hill station was opened on July 1, 2002 as part of the Red Line's second expansion.[3] The station was one of four elevated stations in the expansion, alongside Spring Valley, Forest Lane, and a rebuilt Park Lane.[6]

At opening, Walnut Hill had no passenger parking, as it was considered a "destination" station,[8] though a 200-space parking lot was proposed.[6] In 2005, following a spike in ridership brought about by high gas prices, DART announced that parking would be added to the station by the end of 2006.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Walnut Hill Station". Dallas Area Rapid Transit. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  2. ^ "Bicycle Parking". Dallas Area Rapid Transit. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  3. ^ a b Hartzel, Tony; Post, Sarah (2002-06-30). "Light rail extends its reach beyond Dallas - Starting Monday, line's largest expansion will link up 7 new stations". The Dallas Morning News. DallasNews Corporation. pp. 35A – via NewsBank.
  4. ^ "Vickery Meadow Station Area Plan". Dallas Planning & Urban Design. City of Dallas, Texas. 2013. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  5. ^ Brown, Steve (2023-10-19). "Builder to add apartments at North Dallas shopping center". The Dallas Morning News. DallasNews Corporation. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  6. ^ a b c Hartzel, Tony (2002-06-02). "DART light-rail stations reach new level". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. 36A – via NewsBank.
  7. ^ "DART Gallery: A Collection of Public Art" (PDF). Dallas Area Rapid Transit.
  8. ^ Hartzel, Tony (2001-04-22). "Darting about, trying to find parking - New stations may ease search for elusive spaces". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. 32A – via NewsBank.
  9. ^ Hartzel, Tony (2005-09-11). "Demanding a lot: Public transit feels pinch in parking". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. 11B – via NewsBank.

External links


Categories
Table of Contents