RepresentativesofDallas/FortWorth International
Airport (DFW) andDallasAreaRapidTransit (DART)
celebratedamajormilestone for theDallas/FortWorth
metropolitanareawith the commencement ofDART
light rail service toDFW International Airport on
Aug. 18, 2014.
The thirdbusiest airport in theworld isnow
connected to the longest light rail system inNorthAmerica.
DFWAirport now joins ahandful ofU.S. airportsoffering
direct rail servicebetween the terminal areaand the city
center. Althoughanewaddition to theairport landscape,
thevisionof direct rail service from the city center to the
airportwas aplanned component since the inceptionof
theDallas/FortWorthRegional Airport Boardover 40
years ago.
Thefinal five-mile segment ofDART’sOrange Line
which includes thenewDFWAirport Stationat Terminal
Awas completedaheadof scheduleandunder budget.
“TheDARTStationat Terminal Awasoneof themore
challengingprojects at theAirport. Theexpertise
Lea+Elliottbrought to themanagement of this
projectwas key to theproject’s success, and thefinal
product exemplifies the cooperationbetweenDFW
andDART. This Stationwill undoubtedlybecome
oneof themost recognized landmarks at the
A PUBLICATION BY LEA+ELLIOTT TRANSPORTATION CONSULTANTS
SUMMER2014
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InMotion
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Rail Access atDFWAirport nowaReality
Airport andquitepossibly theNorthTexas region,” saidDFWAirport’s
VicePresident of AirportDevelopment andEngineeringPerfectoSolis.
Thepassenger stationwasplanned, designedand constructedby
DFWaspart of theTerminal Renewal and Improvement Program (TRIP).
Thenewpassenger stationat Terminal A serves as a front door toDFW
and the stationarchitecture represents theDFWbrand. Theairport uses
tensile fabric canopies for surface transportationelements andmost of
the stationplatformandwalkways are coveredwith them toenhance the
overall aestheticof the station.Oncepassengersdisembark fromaDART
train, a shortwalkwill take them to thenewly renovatedTerminal A.
Prior to the constructionof the rail station, thewalkway toTerminal A
waspart of theguidewayof theoriginal AirtransAutomatedPeopleMover
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