| | Dallas: Light Rail Expansion Continues With Opening of Victory Station |
 | | An estimated 2,000 LRT and 1,000 regional "commuter" rail passengers are expected to use Victory Station, which has been provided with longer station platforms to help accommodate the crush of passengers expected after events. |
 | | To celebrate the Victory Station opening, DART sponsored two days of special events, on 13 and 24 November, featuring "great food, live music, local exhibitors and more...." This included a shuttle train operating throughout the day between the Pearl Street station downtown and the Victory station. |
 | | Stops from downtown to Fair Park could open in late 2009, and stations along the northwest line will open in mid-2010 and mid-2011." The paper notes that "The five-year wait for the next station will be the longest between openings since DART debuted its starter system in 1996. |
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