DART rail

This article is about the urban rail transit system in Dallas, Texas. For other uses, see Dart (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Dublin Area Rapid Transit or Dallas Streetcar.

DART rail
Light rail train
Hybrid rail train
Overview
Owner	DART
Locale	Dallas, Texas
Transit type	Light rail Hybrid rail
Number of lines	4 light rail lines 1 hybrid rail line
Line number	Red Line Blue Line Green Line Orange Line Silver Line
Number of stations	73
Daily ridership	65,300 (weekdays, Q2 2026)
Annual ridership	21,611,600 (2025)
Website	dart.org
Operation
Began operation	June 14, 1996 (1996-06-14)
Operator	DART
Number of vehicles	163 Kinki Sharyo SLRVs 8 Stadler FLIRT DMUs
Headway	Light rail: 20 mins (peak); 20-30 mins (off-peak) Silver Line: 30 mins (peak); 60 mins (off-peak)
Technical
System length	119 mi (192 km)
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line, 750 V DC (light rail)
System map Parker Road Downtown Plano Shiloh Road Silver Line Equipment Maintenance Facility 12th Street CityLine/Bush UT Dallas Galatyn Park Knoll Trail Arapaho Center Addison Spring Valley A-train to Downtown Denton Transit Center LBJ/Central North Carrollton/​Frankford Forest Lane Trinity Mills Walnut Hill Downtown Carrollton Park Lane Cypress Waters Lovers Lane TEXRail to T&P Station Farmers Branch DFW Airport North Royal Lane DFW Airport Terminal B   Walnut Hill/​Denton DFW Airport Terminal A   Northwest Rail Operating Facility Belt Line Downtown Rowlett Dallas College North Lake Campus Downtown Garland Hidden Ridge Forest/Jupiter Irving Convention Center LBJ/Skillman Las Colinas Urban Center Lake Highlands University of Dallas White Rock Bachman SMU/​Mockingbird Burbank Cityplace/​Uptown Inwood/​Love Field M-Line Trolley Southwestern Medical District/​Parkland Pearl/Arts District Market Center St. Paul Trinity Railway Express to T&P Station Akard Victory West End Future extension Union Station Dallas Streetcar Deep Ellum Convention Center (closed) Baylor University Medical Center Cedars Fair Park Central Rail Operating Facility 8th & Corinth MLK Jr. Dallas Zoo Hatcher Tyler/Vernon Lawnview Hampton Lake June Westmoreland Buckner Morrell Illinois Kiest VA Medical Center Ledbetter Camp Wisdom UNT Dallas Key Red Line Two services Blue Line Multiple services Green Line Dallas Streetcar M-Line Trolley Orange Line Future connection Silver Line Non-revenue track All stations are accessible

Dallas Area Rapid Transit operates light rail and hybrid rail in the Dallas metropolitan area. The agency's rail system consists of four light rail lines (Red, Blue, Green, and Orange) and one hybrid rail line (Silver), which together span 73 stations across 119 miles (191.5 km) of track.

In 2025, the four light rail lines had a ridership of 21,611,600, or about 65,300 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2026. DART's light rail lines have the 7th highest ridership of light rail systems in the United States. However, the system was also one of the country's worst financial performers.