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12th Street station is a future public transit station in Plano, Texas. Set to be operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit, the station will service DART light rail's Red Line and the Silver Line commuter rail. During peak transit hours, it will also service the Orange Line.[1]
12th Street | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1180 12th Street[1] Plano, Texas | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33.015417°N 96.699278°W | |||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Dallas Area Rapid Transit | |||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Island | |||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  DART: 1 route[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | One elevated platform, one at-grade platform | |||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 313 spaces[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Opening | 2025-2026 | |||||||||||||||||||
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In addition to providing a transfer point, the station will serve the 12th Street neighborhood and the historically black Douglass Community.[2][3]
The station is scheduled to open alongside the Silver Line in late 2025 or early 2026.[4]
The station will consist of two separate platforms. The Silver Line platform, located at ground level at the intersection of 12th Street and K Avenue, will feature a 313-space parking lot, a passenger drop-off area, and five bus bays.[1] The elevated light rail platform will be located two blocks west at 1000 12th Street, with a 500-foot (150 m) long sidewalk connecting the platforms.[5] The station will be decorated with a water theme.[6]
The station is located along the Cotton Belt, a 54-mile (87 km) rail corridor between Fort Worth and Wylie. Built in 1871 by the St. Louis Southwestern Railway, the corridor was purchased by DART in 1990 for a potential commuter rail line.[7]
In 2010, the city of Plano issued a proclamation in support of the commuter rail corridor, which suggested creating a station at 12th Street to serve as the line's eastern terminus. The city of Richardson issued a competing proposal with Bush Turnpike station as the terminus.[8][9] DART ultimately chose a plan which included both stations, though neither ended up being the terminus.[2]
In February 2015, the city of Plano purchased a 2.6 acre tract for the station.[10] Construction of the elevated light rail station began on August 26, 2023.[11]
As the station is located in a historically industrial area, the city of Plano created a comprehensive plan to re-zone and encourage development in the area, dubbed Plano Tomorrow.[2][12][13]
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