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Hebron station

Hebron station

A-train commuter rail station in Lewisville, Texas

Hebron station is an A-train commuter rail station in Lewisville, Texas. The station is a park-and-ride lot serving southern Lewisville, including the Vista Ridge Mall retail area.

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The station is located near the interchange between Interstate 35E and the Sam Rayburn Tollway. It is named for the adjacent Hebron Parkway, which in turn is named for the city of Hebron. The city itself is four miles east of the station.

On A-train maps, the station is represented by a green circle containing a leaf.[3]

History

A historical marker at Hebron station commemorating the Texas International Pop Festival.

Construction

A groundbreaking ceremony for Hebron station was held on March 27, 2009. The ceremony was the first groundbreaking held for the A-train, as well as the first in DCTA's history.[4]

In January 2010, the Texas Historical Commission approved the placement of a state historic marker in front of the station to commemorate the Texas International Pop Festival, which had been held at the same site in 1969.[5]

In June 2010, a concrete pump at the station's construction site collapsed, killing two workers and injuring two more.[6]

In late 2010, ground was broken on Hebron 121 Station, a 90-acre transit-oriented development project adjacent to the station. The project was described as the largest transit-oriented development in the region.[7]

On December 6, 2010, Dallas Area Rapid Transit opened the northern segment of the Green Line, which the A-train would connect to at Trinity Mills. In tandem with the Green Line's opening, DCTA held a "Countdown to Connectivity" event, which included a preview ride between the Hebron and Trinity Mills stations.[8]

Service

Hebron station, along with the rest of the A-train, opened on June 18, 2011. The line's opening ceremony, dubbed the "Rock n' Rail Station Celebration", saw local musical acts playing at all five DCTA-built stations, including Hebron. The station entered revenue service the following Monday.[2]

In 2015, DCTA broke ground on the Lewisville Hike and Bike Trail, which would roughly parallel the A-train's tracks between Hebron station and Highland Village/Lewisville Lake station.[9] The first segment of the trail, which ran from Hebron to Downtown Lewisville, opened in 2016.[10] An extension of the trail south of Hebron has been proposed.[11]

In 2017, DCTA announced the creation of a fare-free zone between Hebron and Trinity Mills.[12]

In 2019, DCTA introduced Lewisville Lakeway, a on-demand service connecting Hebron station to Lakeway Business Park.[13] In mid-2021, Lewisville Lakeway was superseded by GoZone, a similar program serving the entire city of Lewisville.[14] Later that year, DCTA's two Lewisville bus routes, both of which stopped at Hebron,[15] were also eliminated in favor of GoZone.[16]

References

  1. [1]
    "Parking". Denton County Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  2. [2]
    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.
  3. [3]
    "A-train". Denton County Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  4. [4]
    Eakin, Dan (2009-03-27). "DCTA breaks ground for Hebron rail station". Lewisville Leader. American Community Newspapers. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  5. [5]
    Appleton, Roy (January 31, 2010). "Tribute concert today raises funds for 1969 Lewisville pop festival's state historical marker". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved February 6, 2010 – via Texas Cable News.
  6. [6]
    Lewis, B. J. (2020-06-25). "Two workers killed at DCTA rail station site". Denton Record-Chronicle. A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. 1A – via NewsBank.
  7. [7]
    Brown, Steve (2010-12-03). "Sidetracked by the economy". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. D1 – via NewsBank.
  8. [8]
    "Denton Time". Denton Record-Chronicle. A. H. Belo Corporation. 2011-01-19. p. 2 – via NewsBank.
  9. [9]
    "DCTA breaks ground on Lewisville hike and bike trail". Lewisville Leader. Star Local Media. 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  10. [10]
    "A-train Rail Trail". Denton County Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  11. [11]
    Schulte, Rebekah (2018-11-19). "Rail Trail offers recreation, sightseeing opportunities". Denton Record-Chronicle. Denton Media Company. pp. 1A – via NewsBank.
  12. [12]
    "Free fare zones coming to DCTA's A-train". Lewisville Leader. Star Local Media. 2017-08-17. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  13. [13]
    Laird, Kayla (2020-03-12). "MaaS Model Success: DCTA's Lewisville Lakeway On-Demand Microtransit Service". Mass Transit. Endeavor Business Media. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  14. [14]
    Roark, Chris (2021-07-31). "GoZone on-demand rideshare service OK'd for Lewisville, Highland Village, Denton". Lewisville Leader. Star Local Media. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  15. [15]
    "Service Area". Denton County Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  16. [16]
    Grass, Justin (2021-12-02). "DCTA saves most Denton bus routes, cuts Lewisville routes". Denton Record-Chronicle. Denton Media Company. Retrieved 2024-02-06.


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