Downtown Irving/Heritage Crossing station

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Downtown Irving/Heritage Crossing station (formerly South Irving Transit Center and later South Irving station) is a Trinity Railway Express commuter rail and bus station in Irving, Texas. The station is located at the intersection of Rock Island Road and O'Connor Road in the Irving Heritage District, which includes the Irving Civic Center and the city's historic downtown.

In addition to the TRE, Downtown Irving serves seven bus routes (many of which connect to the Template:DART O in Irving's Las Colinas district) and two microtransit service zones. The station features an indoor waiting area.

History

The city of Irving was originally constructed along a rail corridor served by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad. The historic Rock Island depot site was later rebuilt into South Irving Transit Center.

Trinity Railway Express service to the transit center started on December 30, 1996.<ref name="December 31, 1996">Template:Cite news</ref> South Irving was the western terminus of the TRE until West Irving station opened in 2000.<ref name="October 29, 2000">Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2012, the city of Irving requested that South Irving station be renamed to emphasize the Heritage Crossing district.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The change was applied on July 30 of that year, the same date that the Orange Line was extended to northern Irving.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>