Burbank station is a
DART
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light rail station located near
Dallas Love Field
Dallas Love Field is a city-owned public airport northwest of downtown Dallas, Texas., effective April 10, 2008 It was Dallas' main airport until 1974 when Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) opened. Love Field covers an area of a ...
airport for service on the and . The station opened as part of the Green Line's expansion in December 2010, and serves the headquarters for
Southwest Airlines
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and an adjacent residential neighborhood.
This station was originally proposed to serve the airport terminal directly with an underground station (much like
Cityplace/Uptown station
Cityplace/Uptown station (formerly Cityplace station) is a DART Light Rail station located in Dallas, Texas. It is located beneath North Central Expressway ( US 75) at Haskell Avenue in the Cityplace district. As an infill DART station, it open ...
), but a 2004 study showed that costs would be well beyond acceptable levels and jeopardize a federal grant. The City of
Dallas officials and transit agency agreed to a nearby surface-level station on March 12, 2007.
Because of this, the station was originally known as Love Field station during construction. In 2010
Inwood/Love Field station was designated for bus service to the airport.
Signage at the station still purports a future connection to Love Field.
References
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Dallas Area Rapid TransitBurbank Station
Dallas Area Rapid Transit light rail stations in Dallas
Railway stations in the United States opened in 2010
Dallas Love Field
Railway stations in Dallas County, Texas
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