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,[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.

Akard
Akard station platforms
General information
LocationPacific Avenue, between Akard and Field streets
Dallas, Texas
Coordinates32°46′55″N 96°48′02″W
Owned byDallas Area Rapid Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections DART: 306 (M-F), 378 (M-F)
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJune 14, 1996 (1996-06-14)[1]
Passengers
FY222,244 (avg. weekday)[2]  33.6%
Services
Preceding station Dallas Area Rapid Transit Following station
West End
toward UNT Dallas
 Blue Line St. Paul
toward Downtown Rowlett
West End
toward North Carrollton/Frankford
 Green Line St. Paul
toward Buckner
West End
toward DFW Airport
 Orange Line St. Paul
toward Parker Road
West End
toward Westmoreland
 Red Line
Location

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 2022-10-12.

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