North Irving Transit Center

North Irving Transit Center is a bus-only station located along Northwest Highway (Spur 348) in Irving, Texas (USA). The transit center is a ten-minute walk from DART's Irving Convention Center light rail station, with a pedestrian walkway under Northwest Highway connecting the two.

North Irving Transit Center
Buses awaiting departure at North Irving Transit Center.
General information
Location5601 Riverside Dr., Irving, Texas
Coordinates32°52′35″N 96°56′02″W
Owned byDallas Area Rapid Transit
Construction
Parking715 free spaces (No overnight parking)
Bicycle facilities2 Bike Lockers
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1990s
December 3, 2012 (re-opened)
ClosedJanuary 24, 2022

Following the 2022 redesign of DART's bus network, North Irving Transit Center does not receive bus service. The station currently serves as a park-and-ride lot for Irving Convention Center station.[1]

History

North Irving Transit Center opened in the 1990s.

On July 30, 2012, the first phase of DART's Orange Line opened.[2] Because the transit center was close to four Orange Line stations (University of Dallas, Las Colinas Urban Center, Irving Convention Center, and the then-incomplete North Lake College), DART opted to close it. Its thirteen routes were either redirected to three of the four nearby stations (Irving Convention Center did not receive any routes) or redirected away from Irving altogether.[3] The station remained as a park-and-ride lot for Irving Convention Center, but the headhouse was closed.

However, on December 3, 2012, the transit center reopened. In an effort to improve transfer opportunities, six routes were redirected from Las Colinas Urban Center to Irving Convention Center and/or North Irving Transit Center.[4] Of these six routes, two of them stopped only at Irving Convention Center, one stopped only at North Irving Transit Center, and three stopped at both.

The transit center remained open until January 24, 2022, when the bus network was substantially redesigned. The new network's focus on route consolidation and emphasis of on-demand zones (branded as GoLink) substantially reduced the number of routes in the area from five to one, rendering North Irving Transit Center superfluous. Like its previous closure, the station is currently used as a park-and-ride lot.

References
  1. "North Irving Transit Center". Dallas Area Rapid Transit. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  2. "DART Orange Line Expansion". Dallas Area Rapid Transit. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  3. "Notice of Public Hearing: July and December 2012 Bus Service Change Proposals". Dallas Area Rapid Transit. 2011-12-13. Archived from the original on 2012-01-03. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  4. "DART's Blue Line to Rowlett highlights service changes". Dallas Area Rapid Transit. Retrieved 2023-10-03.


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