MLK, Jr. (DART station)
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MLK, Jr. Station and the adjacent J.B. Jackson, Jr. Transit Center is a DART
light rail
and bus
station located on North of Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, between Trunk Avenue and J.B. Jackson, Jr. Boulevard in south
Dallas
, Texas
(USA
). It became a light rail
station on September 14, 2009. The station served as the southern terminus of the Green Line until extended to Buckner Station
in December 2010.
The station is rich with art
and architecture expressing the history of the South Dallas
neighborhood and the Africa
n heritage claimed by most of its residents.
Dallas Area Rapid Transit
The Dallas Area Rapid Transit authority is a transit agency based in Dallas, Texas . It operates buses, light rail, commuter rail, and high-occupancy vehicle lanes in Dallas and 12 of its suburbs...
light rail
Light rail
Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...
and bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
station located on North of Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, between Trunk Avenue and J.B. Jackson, Jr. Boulevard in south
South Dallas
South Dallas is an area in Dallas, Texas, . It is usually either defined in one of two ways: As the area south of the Trinity River and south of Interstate 30, which consist mostly of Oak Cliff and Pleasant Grove, or to the area bounded by I-30 and Downtown Dallas to the north, the Trinity River to...
Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
(USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
). It became a light rail
Light rail
Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...
station on September 14, 2009. The station served as the southern terminus of the Green Line until extended to Buckner Station
Buckner Station
Buckner Station is a DART light rail station located in southeast Dallas, Texas for service on the . The station opened as part of the Green Line's expansion in December 2010. Buckner Station serves as the southern terminus of the Green Line....
in December 2010.
The station is rich with art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
and architecture expressing the history of the South Dallas
South Dallas
South Dallas is an area in Dallas, Texas, . It is usually either defined in one of two ways: As the area south of the Trinity River and south of Interstate 30, which consist mostly of Oak Cliff and Pleasant Grove, or to the area bounded by I-30 and Downtown Dallas to the north, the Trinity River to...
neighborhood and the Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
n heritage claimed by most of its residents.