With the excessive heat across North Texas, Dallas Area Rapid Transit is utilizing transit centers as cooling stations for its customers beginning June 23.

The transit centers include Arapaho Center Station in Richardson, and Parker Road Station and Jack Hatchell Transit Center, both in Plano. The following 18 transit centers will be open as cooling stations and staffed with DART personnel seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.:
  • Addison Transit Center
  • Arapaho Center Station
  • Bernal/Singleton Transfer Location
  • CBD East Transfer Center
  • CBD West Transfer Center
  • Cockrell Hill Transfer Location
  • Downtown Garland Station
  • Downtown Irving/Heritage Crossing Station
  • Hampton Station
  • Illinois Station
  • J.B. Jackson Jr. Transit Center/MLK Jr. Station
  • Jack Hatchell Transit Center
  • Lake June Station
  • Lake Ray Hubbard Transit Center
  • Ledbetter Station
  • Parker Road Station
  • Red Bird Transit Center
  • South Garland Transit Center
DART will continue to monitor weather conditions in the area, according to a news release. More information is available at 214-979-1111 or www.dart.org.