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8th & Corinth | ||||||||||||||||
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DART light rail station | ||||||||||||||||
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Location | 1740 East Eighth Street Dallas, Texas 75203 | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°44′53″N96°47′54″W / 32.74806°N 96.79833°W | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Dallas Area Rapid Transit | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | Two side platforms | |||||||||||||||
Connections | DART Routes 215, 217 and 226 | |||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||
Parking | 197 spaces, no overnight | |||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Two lockers, one rack | |||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | June 14, 1996 | |||||||||||||||
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8th & Corinth station is a DART Light Rail station in Dallas, Texas. It is located at the corner of 8th and Corinth Streets in the Oak Cliff neighborhood. It opened on June 14, 1996, [1] and is a station on the Red and Blue Lines, serving Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center, the West Dallas Industrial Center and surrounding residential and commercial areas.
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