West End station (DART)

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West End station is a DART light rail station in Downtown Dallas, Texas. Located on a two-block stretch of Pacific Avenue between Market Street and Lamar Street, the station serves the West End Historic District, including Dealey Plaza, the Sixth Floor Museum, the Dallas World Aquarium, Old Red Courthouse, and Dallas College El Centro Campus.

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 23 bus routes at the adjacent West Transfer Center and Rosa Parks Plaza. It is the westernmost station to be served by all four lines.

Template:As of, the station has the highest ridership of all DART light rail stations, with an average of 6,529 riders on weekdays, 4,502 riders on Saturdays, and 3,555 riders on Sundays.<ref name="Ridership">Template:Cite web</ref>

History

The station opened on June 14, 1996 as part of the original light rail system.<ref name="June 15, 1996">Template:Cite news</ref>

Following the shooting of Dallas police officers on July 7, 2016, the station was closed during the investigation of the nearby crime scene.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Trains were stopping at all transit mall stations except West End, which they passed through during the incident.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> News outlets reported that ridership was lower than normal just after the attacks at nearby stations such as Akard, St. Paul, and Pearl/Arts District, typically busy stations during the morning rush hour.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>