DART News Release
Sep 05, 2008 | General
DART to the Fair's fried food fest
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Media Relations Contact: September 5, 2008 State Fair service from Pearl Station DART to the Fair's fried food fest
New pass rules for 2008 Riders with an Annual Premium or Monthly Premium Pass and riders with a Reduced Monthly or Reduced Day Pass (valid DART-approved photo ID required) do not have to pay an additional $2 for round-trip service from Pearl Station to the State Fair. Children under age 5 may ride free when accompanied by an adult with valid fare (up to four children). Big Tex Express Also on Saturdays and Sundays, motorists can ride the free "Big Tex Express" train from auxiliary parking at the fairgrounds to a gate near the Cotton Bowl. The State Fair of Texas offers acres of lighted and secured parking off Haskell west of Dolphin Road -- easily accessible from I-30. Parking is $10. The service operates continuously from 10 a.m. to midnight on Saturdays and from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Sundays. Special service for Texas - OU The buses roll at 7 a.m., Saturday, October 11, for the annual Texas - OU football game. Southbound DART Rail trains will operate every 10 minutes on the Red Line and every 15 minutes on the Blue Line between 7 a.m. and the scheduled kickoff at 11 a.m. Regular DART Service to Fair Park Monday through Friday DART has regular bus routes to Fair Park available Monday through Friday.
DART Rail Green Line construction continues around Fair Park The Fair Park area will be home to two DART Rail stations with the arrival of the Green Line in September 2009. Again this year DART will suspend construction at those stations during the State Fair, but some street closures and detours are still in effect. Please allow for additional travel time. Visit www.DART.org/constructionupdates for the latest Green Line information. Be sure to stop by our information booth in the Tower Building for all the latest DART news and check out a new SLRV on display at the Fair Park Station on Parry Ave. 
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Every Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 27 to Oct. 19, the DART State Fair Shuttle takes you directly from Pearl Station, in downtown Dallas, to the country's biggest state fair. Plus, you get a coupon for $2 off fair admission just for riding.
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