Specifications - Dallas DART Light Rail Expansion, USA

Key Data
City population	1 million (6 million 'Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex')
System
Ownership	Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)
Date opened	1996
Route length	44 miles (71km)
Gauge	1,435mm
Lines	2
Stations	31
Passengers carried/per year	17.5 million
Rolling Stock
Vehicle total (2007)	115
Builder	Kinkysharyo/Itochu
Max speed	65mph (105km/h)
Operational speed	40–55km/h (25–34mph)
Capacity – LRV	160 (76 seated)
Power	750V dc overhead supply
Special Characteristics
Transit system covers 13 cities in USA’s fourth largest conurbation
Funding boost has allowed work to start on the Green and Orange Lines for opening in 2010/13 respectively
New and retrofitted vehicles to improve passenger access
Same transit operator provides bus feeders at many stations
New extensions will double system length and passenger numbers
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