White Rock station

White Rock station is a DART light rail station in Dallas, Texas. The station serves the Blue Line. Located on Northwest Highway (Loop 12) in East Dallas, the station serves the Lakewood neighborhood and White Rock Lake.^[1]

White Rock
DART light rail station
Passengers at White Rock station
General information
Location	7333 East Northwest Highway[1] Dallas, Texas
Coordinates	32.855914°N 96.732701°W / 32.855914; -96.732701
Owned by	Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Platforms	Two side platforms
Connections	DART Route 20 Lake Highlands GoLink Zone (M-F), Lakewood GoLink Zone (M-F) White Rock Creek Trail
Construction
Parking	496 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilities	6 lockers,[2] 4 racks
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	September 24, 2001[3]
Services
Preceding station Dallas Area Rapid Transit Following station SMU/​Mockingbird toward UNT Dallas Blue Line Lake Highlands toward Downtown Rowlett
Location

The station directly connects to the White Rock Creek Trail,^[4] which in turn connects the station to White Rock Lake, Flag Pole Hill Park, and the SoPac Trail.^[5]

History

In 1997, DART purchased a Knights of Columbus lodge for use as a station site, which was tentatively named Northwest Highway.^[6][7]

Construction on the site began on January 15, 1999 as part of a larger extension between Mockingbird station and Garland.^[8] The station was designed to evoke historic architecture around White Rock Lake, including a faux-spillway filled with landscaping and columns in the style of the White Rock Lake boathouse.^[3][9]

A test run of the 3.1 miles (5.0 km) of track between Mockingbird and White Rock was completed in July 2001.^[10] White Rock station opened three months later on September 24, 2001.^[3] It served as the northern terminus of the Blue Line until May 2002, when the line was extended to LBJ/Skillman.^[11]

In 2002, Dallas received $10.9 million in federal funding to extend the Katy Trail to White Rock station.^[12]