SMU/Mockingbird station

SMU/Mockingbird
DART Light Rail station
Station platform viewed from street level
General information
Location	5465 East Mockingbird Lane[1] Dallas, Texas
Coordinates	32°50′16″N 96°46′30″W / 32.837874°N 96.774922°W / 32.837874; -96.774922
Owned by	Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Platforms	Island
Connections	DART: 3, 17, 105, 209, 249, 440-SMU Express Red (M-Sat) Lakewood GoLink Zone (M-Sun) Park Cities GoLink Zone (M-Sun) Katy Trail
Construction
Structure type	Trenched
Parking	712 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilities	8 lockers,[2] 6 racks
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	January 10, 1997[3]
Services
Preceding station Dallas Area Rapid Transit Following station Cityplace/Uptown toward Westmoreland Red Line Lovers Lane toward Parker Road Cityplace/Uptown toward DFW Airport Orange Line Cityplace/Uptown toward UNT Dallas Blue Line White Rock toward Downtown Rowlett
Location

SMU/Mockingbird station (originally Mockingbird station) is a DART Light Rail station in Dallas, Texas. The station is located at the intersection of Mockingbird Lane and North Central Expressway (US 75). The station serves the Red Line, Orange Line, and Blue Line. It is the northernmost station to serve all three lines: the Red and Orange Lines continue north towards Richardson and Plano, while the Blue Line continues northeast towards Garland and Rowlett.

The station is located 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) east of the main campus of Southern Methodist University (SMU), which is on Mockingbird Lane on the opposite side of US 75. SMU operates a shuttle route between the station and the campus.^[4] The station also serves the University Crossing neighborhood of Dallas and the Park Cities (i.e., Highland Park and University Park). It directly connects to the University Crossing Trail, which in turn connects to the Katy Trail, Ridgewood Trail, and SoPac Trail.^[5]

Mockingbird Station is a mixed-use development adjacent to the station, which contains an open-air shopping district, an Angelika Film Center, apartments, and office space. Because of this, SMU/Mockingbird has the highest population density within three miles of any mass transit station in Texas.^{[citation needed]}