MedPark station
rail station
MedPark station is a A-train commuter rail station in southern Denton, Texas. The station is operated by the Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA).
The station is approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of the intersection of Interstate 35E and Texas State Highway Loop 288. The station serves southern Denton, the Medical City Denton hospital, and Golden Triangle Mall. It also serves as a park-and-ride lot for commuters traveling to Downtown Denton and the University of North Texas campus.
On A-train maps and signage, the station is denoted by a red circle containing a first aid kit.
History
DCTA obtained the 12.8-acre site on December 15, 2008 for $3.2 million. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on April 3, 2009; it was the second groundbreaking to be held for the A-train. However, preliminary tree-clearing at the site was temporarily halted in August due to a permitting issue.
In December 2009, due to ongoing negotiations with the City of Denton, DCTA announced that the northern segment of the line (consisting of MedPark and Downtown Denton Transit Center) may open a year later than the southern segment.
The public source identifies “MedPark station” as rail station. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around MedPark, station and rail.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 25, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6807278. Authority coordinates are 33.180, -97.087. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2008 and 2009.
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This entry incorporates text from “MedPark station” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.