Highland Village/Lewisville Lake station
Highland Village/Lewisville Lake station is an A-train commuter rail station in Lewisville, Texas. It is operated by the Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA).
Highland Village/Lewisville Lake | |||||||||||
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 The Highland Lake/Lewisville Village station in February 2017. A milepost sign for Interstate 35E is present on the left. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 2998 N. Stemmons Freeway Lewisville, Texas 75077 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°05′05″N 97°01′35″W / 33.084743°N 97.026380°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Denton County Transportation Authority | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | GoZone Lewisville/Highland Village | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | 138 spaces[1] | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | June 18, 2011[2] | ||||||||||
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The station, located east of Interstate 35E at Garden Ridge Boulevard, serves northern Lewisville, Highland Village, and the Lewisville Lake recreational area. It also serves as a park and ride lot for commuters from Flower Mound and the Lake Cities (Corinth, Hickory Creek, Lake Dallas, and Shady Shores).[3]
On A-train maps and signage, the station is denoted by a blue circle containing a sailboat.[4]
History edit
Preliminary plans for the A-train referred to Highland Village/Lewisville Lake as "Garden Ridge" after the road connecting it to Highland Village. The name was changed to Highland Village/Lewisville Lake to emphasize its proximity to both locations.[5]
DCTA obtained the land for the station on July 16, 2009, for a combined $2.7 million.[6] A groundbreaking was held later that year on December 4.[7]
The A-train's opening ceremony, dubbed the "Rock n' Rail Station Celebration", took place on June 18, 2011.[2] Highland Village/Lewisville Lake hosted a ribbon-cutting performed by Highland Village mayor Scott McDearmont,[8] which was followed by performances from local musical acts and local theatre troupe Studio B.[2] The station entered revenue service the following Monday.[2]
In 2012, in response to the station's parking lot regularly approaching capacity, DCTA proposed building additional parking underneath I-35E as part of a larger a road-widening project.[9] This ultimately did not occur.
Plans for the A-train corridor included the A-train Rail Trail, a 19-mile (31 km) hiking and biking trail between Downtown Denton Transit Center and Hebron station. Highland Village/Lewisville Lake was connected to the trail in 2018 as the southern terminus of the trail's third phase.[10] The final segment, which extended south from Highland Village/Lewisville Lake to downtown Lewisville, was later completed in December 2019.[11]
Service edit
Highland Village/Lewisville Lake is DCTA's primary service hub for Highland Village, which is on the opposite side of I-35E from the station. On April 4, 2016, DCTA established Highland Village Connect Shuttle, a circulator route for the city, which included a stop at the station.[12] The route was eliminated in March 2020 in favor of a partnership with Lyft,[13] which itself was replaced by a microtransit service the following year.[14]
The station also served as a hub for two shuttle routes that serviced the Denton, Corinth, and Flower Mound campuses of North Central Texas College.[15] Both routes were eliminated in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[16]
References edit
- ^ "Parking". Denton County Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ a b c d Lewis, B. J. (2011-06-18). "Musical celebration kicks off A-train: Event today brings bands to Denton, Lewisville stations". Denton Record-Chronicle. A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. 7A – via NewsBank.
- ^ Eakin, Dan (2011-07-28). "A-train ridership averaging 1,142 per day". Lewisville Leader. American Community Newspapers. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ "A-train". Denton County Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ Eakin, Dan (2008-08-05). "DCTA rail service on track for 2010". Lewisville Leader. American Community Newspapers. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ Lewis, B. J. (2009-07-23). "DCTA purchases land for new rail station". Denton Record-Chronicle. A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. 2A – via NewsBank.
- ^ Smith, Heather M. (2009-12-04). "DCTA breaks ground on new rail station". Lewisville Leader. American Community Newspapers. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ Goodwin, Heather M. (2011-06-21). "All A-board". Lewisville Leader. Star Local Media. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ Lewis, B. J. (2012-11-05). "DCTA seeks parking answers". Denton Record-Chronicle. A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. 1A – via NewsBank.
- ^ "DCTA completes A-train Rail Trail construction in Lake Dallas". Lake Cities Sun. Star Local Media. 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ "DCTA's A-train Rail Trail now complete". Lewisville Leader. Star Local Media. 2020-01-22. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ "DCTA to launch pilot services in Highland Village". Lewisville Leader. Star Local Media. 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ Herod, Anna (2020-03-06). "Denton County Transportation Authority to replace Highland Village shuttle service with Lyft discount program". Community Impact. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ Copeland, Alex (2021-06-14). "Denton County Transportation Authority seeks feedback on new GoZone on-demand service". Community Impact. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ "DCTA service changes begin soon". Lewisville Leader. Star Local Media. 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ Powers, Liesbeth (2020-07-22). "Denton County Transportation Authority discontinues North Central Texas College campus shuttle". Community Impact Dallas-Fort Worth. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
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