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{{Short description|Bus station in southern Dallas, Texas}}
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{{Infobox Station
| name               = Red Bird Transit Center
| style              = Dallas Area Rapid Transit
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| address            = 4831 S. Hampton Rd.<br />Dallas, Texas 75232
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| other              = DART Routes {{DART LB|101}} (M-Sun) and {{DART EB|378}} (M-F)<br />[https://www.startransit.org/dial-a-ride/starnow-balch-springs/ STARNow Cedar Hill] (M-F)<br />[https://www.startransit.org/dial-a-ride/starnow-balch-springs/ STARNow DeSoto] (M-F)<br />[https://www.startransit.org/dial-a-ride/starnow-balch-springs/ STARNow Duncanville] (M-F)
| platform           = 
| parking            = 588 spaces
| bicycle            = 1 bike locker, 1 bike rack
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| website            = {{URL|dart.org/guide/transit-and-use/rail/rail-station-detail/red-bird-transit-center|Red Bird Transit Center}}
| opened             = November 13, 1989<ref name="opening">{{Cite news |date=1989-11-13 |title=Metro Report |pages=16A |work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |publisher=[[Belo Corporation|A. H. Belo Corporation]] |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%252F0ED3D0B0CD88D6BA |via=[[NewsBank]]}}</ref>
| rebuilt            = 
| accessible         = Yes
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| owned              = [[Dallas Area Rapid Transit]]
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'''Red Bird Transit Center''' (originally '''Red Bird Park & Ride''') is a small bus-only station in southern [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]], [[Texas]]. Located at the intersection of [[U.S. Route 67 in Texas|US&nbsp;67]] and S. Hampton Road, it is owned and operated by [[Dallas Area Rapid Transit]] (DART).

== History ==
The station was originally opened in 1985 by DART's predecessor, DTS, as a [[park and ride]] lot.<ref name="opening" /> Following overcrowding and claims that riders were using nearby private lots, DART allocated $3 million to expand the lot<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wade |first=Norma |date=1986-09-22 |title=Park and Ride Problems - Passengers' cars trespass on private parking in S. Oak Cliff |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%252F0ED3CEA6C43A0AF6 |work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |publisher=[[Belo Corporation|A. H. Belo Corporation]] |pages=17A |via=[[NewsBank]]}}</ref> and build an indoor waiting area.

A groundbreaking for the expanded station was held on February 16, 1989.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1989-02-17 |title=Metro Report |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%252F0ED3D058A05420C9 |work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |publisher=[[Belo Corporation|A. H. Belo Corporation]] |pages=18A |via=[[NewsBank]]}}</ref> Bus operations began at the lot later that year in November,<ref name="opening" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=1990-05-18 |title=Transit center's grand opening |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%252F0ED3D1028FF62503 |work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |publisher=[[Belo Corporation|A. H. Belo Corporation]] |pages=21A |via=[[NewsBank]]}}</ref> though the indoor waiting area did not open until May of the following year.<ref name=":0" /> The station was the fourth indoor facility to be built by DART (behind the [[Downtown Irving/Heritage Crossing station|South Irving]], [[Trinity Mills station|North Carrolton]], and [[Jack Hatchell Transit Center|West Plano]] transit centers), as well as the first to be built within Dallas proper.<ref name="opening" />

== Service ==
The station is served by two bus routes, both of which provide service to [[Southwestern Medical District/Parkland station|SWMD/Parkland station]] in North Dallas. The Hampton Road bus (Route 101) travels along the titular road, stopping at [[Hampton station (DART)|Hampton station]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=101 Route Map |url=https://dartorgcmsblob.dart.org/prod/docs/default-source/marketing/busroutes/101map.pdf?t=638252155044226772 |website=[[Dallas Area Rapid Transit]]}}</ref> The Red Bird Express (Route 378) travels through [[Downtown Dallas]] (stopping at [[Akard station|Akard]]) during weekday peak hours.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-23 |title=378 Route Map |url=https://dartorgcmsblob.dart.org/prod/docs/default-source/marketing/busroutes/378map.pdf |website=[[Dallas Area Rapid Transit]]}}</ref>

The station is a transfer point for [[STAR Transit|STARNow]], a [[microtransit]] service for the nearby cities of [[Cedar Hill, Texas|Cedar Hill]], [[DeSoto, Texas|DeSoto]], and [[Duncanville, Texas|Duncanville]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Connections to DART |url=https://www.startransit.org/how-to-ride/connections-to-dart/ |website=[[STAR Transit]] |access-date=2024-02-03}}</ref>

While the station is located near [[Dallas Executive Airport]], no DART routes service the airport.

==References==
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{{Dallas Area Rapid Transit}}

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[[Category:Dallas Area Rapid Transit]]
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