Pearl/Arts District station

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Pearl/Arts District station (formerly Pearl station) is a DART light rail station in Downtown Dallas, Texas. Located in the median of Bryan Street on the east side of its intersection with Pearl Street, the station serves the City Center District and Arts District, including the Plaza of the Americas, the Sheraton Dallas Hotel, the Majestic Theatre, the Dallas Arts Tower, the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, and the AT&T Performing Arts Center.

The station serves all four of the system's light rail lines (Template:DART R, Template:DART B, Template:DART G, and Template:DART O), as well as 9 bus routes at the nearby East Transfer Center. It is the easternmost station to be served by all four lines, as well as the easternmost station in Downtown Dallas proper. From the station, the Red, Blue, and Orange Lines continue north into a tunnel under North Central Expressway (US 75), while the Green Line continues west under Interstate 345 towards Deep Ellum.

History

Pearl station was an inaugural DART light rail station, opening with the Red and Blue lines on June 14, 1996.<ref name="Howell & Wrolstad 1996">Template:Cite news</ref> It served as the northern terminus of both lines until they were extended in 1997<ref name="February 2, 1997">Template:Cite news</ref> and 1999,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> respectively.

On July 30, 2012, Pearl station was renamed to Pearl/Arts District station to emphasize its proximity to the Arts District.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>