Illinois station (DART)
Illinois station or Illinois Avenue station is a DART Light Rail station in Dallas, Texas. It is located in the Oak Cliff neighborhood on Denley Drive, north of Illinois Avenue. It opened on June 14, 1996, and is a station on the DART Blue Line, serving nearby residences and businesses, featuring bus service to Mountain View College, Fair Park, the Dallas VA Medical Center, and Paul Quinn College. This was the initial southern terminus for the Blue Line until it was extended to Ledbetter in May 1997.[2]
Illinois | |||||||||||
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| Location | 2111 South Corinth Road Dallas, Texas 75216 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°43′23″N 96°48′19″W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Dallas Area Rapid Transit | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | Two side platforms | ||||||||||
| Connections | DART Routes 409, 444, 445, 515, and 538 | ||||||||||
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| Parking | 350 free spaces, no overnight | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Four lockers, one rack | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | June 14, 1996[1] | ||||||||||
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Outbound, this is the last stop for Blue Line trains on grade-separated tracks. South of this station, the tracks swing onto a viaduct and the line then runs in the middle of Lancaster Road for the rest of the journey to Ledbetter.
References
- Howell, Curtis; Mark Wrolstad (June 15, 1996). "Now Boarding: Rail debut has crowds lining up". The Dallas Morning News.
- Ball, Linda Stewart (June 1, 1997). "DART opens 3 new miles of rail in Oak Cliff: New tracks serving line between Illinois Avenue, Ledbetter Drive". The Dallas Morning News.
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