The station directly connects to the White Rock Creek Trail,[4] which in turn connects the station to White Rock Lake, Flag Pole Hill Park, and the SoPac Trail.[5]
History
In 1997, DART purchased a Knights of Columbus lodge for use as a station site, which was tentatively named Northwest Highway.[6][7]
Construction on the site began on January 15, 1999 as part of a larger extension between Mockingbird station and Garland.[8] The station was designed to evoke historic architecture around White Rock Lake, including a faux-spillway filled with landscaping and columns in the style of the White Rock Lake boathouse.[3][9]
A test run of the 3.1 miles (5.0 km) of track between Mockingbird and White Rock was completed in July 2001.[10] White Rock station opened three months later on September 24, 2001.[3] It served as the northern terminus of the Blue Line until May 2002, when the line was extended to LBJ/Skillman.[11]
In 2002, Dallas received $10.9 million in federal funding to extend the Katy Trail to White Rock station.[12]