Akard station

Akard station or Akard Street station is a DART Light 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, and is a station on the Red, Orange, Green and Blue lines, 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.

Akard
DART light rail station
LocationAlong Pacific Avenue, between Akard and Field Streets, Dallas, Texas 75202
Coordinates32.781916°N 96.800530°W / 32.781916; -96.800530
Owned byDallas Area Rapid Transit
Line(s)
  Red Line
  Blue Line
  Green Line
  Orange Line
Platforms2 side platforms
ConnectionsAll downtown bus routes stop in close proximity to one or more downtown rail stations.
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Parkingno
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened14 June 1996[1]
ClosedMay 29-July 7, 2008 (for renovations)[2]
Services
Preceding station Dallas Area Rapid Transit Following station
West End
toward Westmoreland
 Red Line St. Paul
toward Parker Road
West End
toward DFW Airport
 Orange Line
West End
toward UNT Dallas
 Blue Line St. Paul
toward Downtown Rowlett
West End
toward North Carrollton/Frankford
 Green Line St. Paul
toward Buckner

References
  1. Howell, Curtis; Mark Wrolstad (June 15, 1996). "Now Boarding: Rail debut has crowds lining up". The Dallas Morning News.
  2. Lindenberger, Michael (May 30, 2008). "DART'S Akard Station closing". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
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