SMU/Mockingbird station
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| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 5465 East Mockingbird Lane Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°50′16″N 96°46′30″W / 32.837874°N 96.774922°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| System | DART rail | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Dallas Area Rapid Transit | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Island | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | DART: 3, 17, 205, 249, 440-SMU Express Red (M-Sat), Park Cities GoLink Zone (M-Sun) Katy Trail | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Trenched | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 712 spaces | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 8 lockers, 6 racks | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | January 10, 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Mockingbird | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY24 | 2,002 (avg. weekday) 6.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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SMU/Mockingbird station (originally Mockingbird station) is a DART rail station in Dallas, Texas. The station is located at the intersection of Mockingbird Lane and North Central Expressway (US 75). The station serves the Red Line, Orange Line, and Blue Line. It is the northernmost station to serve all three lines: the Red and Orange Lines continue north towards Richardson and Plano, while the Blue Line continues northeast towards Garland and Rowlett.
The station is located 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) east of the main campus of Southern Methodist University (SMU), which is on Mockingbird Lane on the opposite side of US 75. SMU operates a shuttle route between the station and the campus. The station also serves the University Crossing neighborhood of Dallas and the Park Cities (i.e., Highland Park and University Park). It directly connects to the University Crossing Trail, which in turn connects to the Katy Trail, Ridgewood Trail, and SoPac Trail.
As of May 2025, the station has the highest ridership of all Blue Line stations outside of Downtown Dallas and the highest weekend ridership of all Red Line stations outside of Downtown Dallas, with an average of 2,002 riders on weekdays, 1,600 riders on Saturdays, and 1,187 riders on Sundays.
Mockingbird Station is a mixed-use development adjacent to the station, which contains an open-air shopping district, an Angelika Film Center, apartments, and office space. Because of this, SMU/Mockingbird has the highest population density within three miles of any mass transit station in Texas.