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{{Short description|Bus station in Garland, Texas}}
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{{Infobox station
| name               = Lake Ray Hubbard Transit Center
| style              = Dallas Area Rapid Transit
| image              = File:Lake Ray Hubbard Transit Center.jpg
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| image_caption      = 
| address            = 6151 Duck Creek Dr.<br />Garland, Texas 75043
| coordinates        = {{Coord|32|50|34.60|N|96|36|5.16|W|display=inline,title|region:US-TX_type:landmark}}
| line               = 
| other              = DART Routes {{DART LB|212}}, {{DART LB|224}}, and {{DART EB|383}} (M-F)<br />{{DART GL|southeastgarland|Southeast Garland|(M-Sun)}}, {{DART GL|rowlett|Rowlett|(M-Sun)}}<br />[https://www.startransit.org/dial-a-ride/starnow-balch-springs/ STARNow Mesquite] (M-Sat)
| platform           = 
| parking            = 657 spaces<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lake Ray Hubbard Transit Center |url=https://www.dart.org/guide/transit-and-use/rail/rail-station-detail/lake-ray-hubbard-transit-center |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=[[Dallas Area Rapid Transit]] |language=en }}</ref>
| bicycle            = 2 Bike Lockers, 1 Bike Rack
| passengers         = 
| pass_year          = 
| pass_percent       = 
| opened             = December 1994<ref name="Final LEA">{{Citation |year=1997 |title=Northeast Corridor: Final Local Environmental Assessment (Final LEA) |url=https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1138597/ |publisher=[[Dallas Area Rapid Transit]] |pages=2–27 |language=English}}</ref>
| rebuilt            = 
| accessible         = Yes
| code               = 
| owned              = [[Dallas Area Rapid Transit]]
| zone               = 
| service            = 
}}

'''Lake Ray Hubbard Transit Center''' is a [[Public transport|mass transit]] station in southeastern [[Garland, Texas]]. The station is part of the [[Dallas Area Rapid Transit]] system and is located near the intersection of [[Belt Line Road (Texas)|Broadway Boulevard]] and [[Interstate 30]].

Bus routes at the station service other portions of Garland (notably [[Downtown Garland station]] and [[South Garland Transit Center]]), as well as [[Downtown Dallas]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-23 |title=System Map |url=https://dartorgcmsblob.dart.org/prod/docs/default-source/dart-maps/dartsystemmap.pdf |website=[[Dallas Area Rapid Transit]]}}</ref> During weekday peak times, an express bus is operated between the station and Downtown Dallas. This route makes use of [[high-occupancy vehicle lane]]s on I-30 to improve travel times.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Blow |first=Steve |date=2008-03-16 |title=Outsiders give HOV low marks |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=WORLDNEWS&req_dat=0FC00B934DD580D0&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F11F7B88FD979D9C0 |work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |publisher=[[DallasNews Corporation|A. H. Belo Corporation]] |pages=1B |via=[[NewsBank]]}}</ref>

The station is also a hub for two on-demand services. Eastern Pilot [[Dallas Area Rapid Transit#GoLink|GoLink]], operated by DART, services Garland neighborhoods east of the station and the city of [[Rowlett, Texas|Rowlett]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eastern Pilot |url=https://www.dart.org/guide/transit-and-use/golink/golink-detail/eastern-pilot |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=[[Dallas Area Rapid Transit]] |language=en}}</ref> while STARNow Mesquite, operated by [[STAR Transit]], serves the city of [[Mesquite, Texas|Mesquite]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Britton |first=Kim |date=2019-10-28 |title=STAR Transit launches same day scheduling app |url=https://www.startransit.org/star-transit-launches-same-day-scheduling-app/ |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=[[STAR Transit]]}}</ref>

== History ==
Southeastern Garland was originally serviced by a [[Park and ride|park-and-ride]] lot at Audubon Park.<ref name="Final LEA" />

[[Groundbreaking|Ground was broken]] on the current station in May 1993.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DART History |url=https://www.dart.org/about/about-dart/about-dart/dart-service-area/dart-history |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=[[Dallas Area Rapid Transit]] |language=en}}</ref> The station was completed in December 1994,<ref name="Final LEA" /> though the parking lot was opened earlier in the year.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1994-10-14 |title=Autumnfest teaming up with 'It's a Gas' |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=WORLDNEWS&req_dat=0FC00B934DD580D0&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0ED3D50107F3F3C1 |work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |publisher=[[DallasNews Corporation|A. H. Belo Corporation]] |pages=2K |via=[[NewsBank]]}}</ref>

In 1996, plans were made to build bus-only ramps connecting the station to proposed [[High-occupancy vehicle lane|HOV lanes]] on Interstate 30.<ref>{{cite archive |item=Locally Preferred Alternative Report: Northeast Corridor Major Investment Study |item-url=https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1138601/ |type=report |pages=55, 58 |date=1996-03-28 |publisher=[[Dallas Area Rapid Transit]] |access-date=2024-02-09 |collection=DART Historical Archive |repository=The Portal to Texas History |institution=[[University of North Texas]]}}</ref> Ultimately, these ramps were not built, as the completed lanes stopped at Northwest Drive,<ref>{{Cite web |title=IH 30 (East RL Thornton) |url=https://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot-info/dal/hov/map-hov-ih-30-rl-thornton.pdf |website=[[Texas Department of Transportation]]}}</ref> about a mile west of the station.

In 2023, a groundbreaking was held for a [[transit-oriented development]] project adjacent to the station.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kalthoff |first=Ken |date=2023-09-12 |title=Surplus Walmart property part of a new town center concept going up in Garland |url=https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/surplus-walmart-property-part-of-a-new-town-center-concept-going-up-in-garland/3336521/ |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=[[KXAS-TV|NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth]] |publisher=[[NBCUniversal Media Group]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
*[https://www.dart.org/ Dallas Area Rapid Transit] - [https://www.dart.org/guide/transit-and-use/rail/rail-station-detail/lake-ray-hubbard-transit-center Lake Ray Hubbard Transit Center]

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[[Category:Dallas Area Rapid Transit]]
[[Category:Transportation in Garland, Texas]]
[[Category:Bus stations in Texas]]


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