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{{Short description|DART light rail station}}

{{Short description|DART rail station}}

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DART rail station in Dallas, Texas

Akard station in 2014

General information
Location Pacific Avenue, between Akard and Field streets
Dallas, Texas
Coordinates

32°46′55″N 96°48′02″W / 32.781916°N 96.800530°W / 32.781916; -96.800530

System DART rail
Owned by Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections Bus transport DART: 306 (M-F), 378 (M-F)
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Accessible Yes
History
Opened June 14, 1996 (1996-06-14)[1]
Passengers
FY22 2,244 (avg. weekday)[2] Increase 33.6%
Services

Location

Map

Akard station or Akard Street station is a DART rail station in Dallas, Texas. It is located in the City Center District on Pacific Avenue, between Akard and Field Streets. It opened on June 14, 1996,[3] and is a station on the Red, Orange, Green and Blue lines,[4] serving Elm Place, One Main Place, Renaissance Tower, Thanks-Giving Square and Thanksgiving Tower. It is also the nearest station to the DART headquarters, which was a former Sanger Harris department store built in 1965.

References

  1. ^

    Howell, Curtis; Wrolstad, Mark (June 15, 1996). “Now Boarding: Rail debut has crowds lining up”. The Dallas Morning News.

  2. ^ “DART Reference Book” (PDF). Dallas Area Rapid Transit. March 2023. p. 31. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  3. ^ Howell, Curtis; Mark Wrolstad (June 15, 1996). “Now Boarding: Rail debut has crowds lining up”. The Dallas Morning News.
  4. ^ “DART.org – Akard Station”. www.dart.org. Retrieved October 12, 2022.

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