Man hit, killed by DART train near Cedars Station in Dallas

A man was killed Tuesday afternoon when a DART Blue Line train struck him near Cedars Station in Dallas.

The DART light rail train could be seen stopped a few hundred feet before the station platform. DART officials said the man was in a gravel-filled area where pedestrians weren’t allowed.

Cedars Station is located just south of downtown Dallas near Dallas Police headquarters.

Service was interrupted on red and blue lines due to the incident. A bus shuttle was set up to run between the 8th and Corinth Station, Cedars Station and Convention Center station. Delays for passengers was to be expected.