Completion of the 28-mile Green Line, the longest light rail construction project in North America, heralds a new era of choices for Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) passengers on December 6.

Completion of the Green Line from Buckner Boulevard and Elam Road in southeast Dallas to Frankford Road in Carrollton brings new opportunities and destinations, but also requires numerous bus and rail changes to avoid duplication of service.

The debut of 15 new stations along the $1.8-billion Green Line is the most prominent part of the service change. The new stations on the southeast corridor in Dallas are Hatcher, Lawnview, Lake June and Buckner stations. Market Center, Southwestern Medical District/Parkland, Inwood/Love Field, Burbank, Bachman, Walnut Hill/Denton, Royal Lane, Farmers Branch, Downtown Carrollton, Trinity Mills, and North Carrollton/Frankford stations open on the northwest corridor of the Green Line.

The Lake Highlands Station makes its debut between White Rock and LBJ/Skillman stations on the Blue Line. This is DART's first infill station.

Red, Blue and Green line trains will run every 15 minutes during rush hours instead of every 10 minutes. Extra trains on the Red Line between Downtown Dallas and Parker Road, and on the Green Line between Bachman Station and Downtown Dallas, will produce a 7 1/2-minute frequency during the heaviest a.m. and p.m. ridership periods and new, through service between Bachman and Parker Road stations. Designated as Orange Line trains, they will be extended to Irving when Orange Line operations begin in 2012. Midday, evening and weekend frequencies will remain unchanged, although specific departure and arrival times on all three lines may vary.

Fares for the Trinity Railway Express (TRE) will not change. However the fare zone boundary is shifting from the Dallas/Tarrant County line to CentrePort/DFW Airport Station. The fare boundary will equalize fare options for both Dallas and Tarrant County customers and makes it possible from customers from either side of the region to travel to the airport for the same fare.