SMU/Mockingbird | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Dallas Area Rapid Transit | |||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | Island | |||||||||||||||||||
Connections | ![]() 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] | |||||||||||||||||||
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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]