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Media Relations Contact:
Morgan Lyons
Mark A. Ball
September 8, 2010
DART to fun, food and football at the fair
A Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) pass is the ticket to the State Fair
of Texas and "Super Sized Fun" from September 24 to October 17.
Details are available at www.DART.orq/StateFair. SZE F ER
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The fairgrounds are connected to two DART Rail Green Line stations -
Fair Park, located on Parry Avenue at the entrance to the fairgrounds,
and MLK, Jr., located south of R.B. Cullum Blvd. and convenient to the
MLK fairground entrance (Gate 6) and the Cotton Bowl Stadium. V
Passengers riding DART Rail and the Trinity Railway Express (TRE) to
downtown Dallas can transfer easily to the Green Line: Southbound Red and Blue Line passengers
transfer at Pearl Station; Northbound Red and Blue Line passengers transfer at Akard Station; and
TRE passengers transfer to the Green Line at Victory Station.
Special connections are planned for Saturday, October 2 and Saturday, October 9, and some
passengers may use buses to complete their trip. Go
to www.DART.org/RedRiverRivalry or www.DART.orq/BaylorTexasTech for details.
A Day Pass is the best transit value
Local Day passes for riders headed to the fair (DART Rail, local bus) will be $4. Folks riding the TRE
from Irving will pay $5 ($7 starting October 1) for a System Day Pass. Customers coming from
Tarrant County need to purchase a Regional Day Pass for $7.50 ($10 starting October 1). The fares
are good for trains or buses or both. Passes are available at Ticket Vending Machines located at all
DART and TRE stations.
Special Service for College Football Games N
Fair highlights this year include three Saturdays of college football in the
Cotton Bowl. DART has created special web pages for each game with
detailed information about the additional service to help fans plan their trips:
" State Fair Classic, September 25: www.DART.org/StateFairClassic
" Texas - Oklahoma, October 2: www.DART.org/RedRiverRivalry" Baylor - Texas Tech, October 9: www.DART.org/BaylorTexasTech
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Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark. DART to fun, food and football at the fair, text, September 8, 2010; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1226094/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART).