Akard station

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Akard
A DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit) light-rail train leaves the Akard Station in downtown Dallas, Texas.jpg
Akard station in 2014 (DART headquarters on right)
General information
Location1400 Pacific Ave.
Dallas, Texas
Coordinates 32°46′55″N96°48′02″W / 32.781916°N 96.800530°W / 32.781916; -96.800530
System DART rail
Owned by Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg DART: 306 (M-F)
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJune 14, 1996 (1996-06-14) [1]
Passengers
FY243,456 (avg. weekday) [2]  Increase2.svg 24.3%
Services
Preceding station Logo Dallas Area Rapid Transit.svg DART 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 Terminal A
Orange Line St. Paul
toward LBJ/Central or Parker Road
West End
toward Westmoreland
Red Line St. Paul
toward Parker Road
Location
Akard station

Akard station is a DART rail station in Downtown Dallas, Texas. Located along Pacific Avenue between Akard Street and Field Street, the station serves Thanks-Giving Square, Santander Tower, Renaissance Tower, and Downtown Dallas's Main Street District, including Pegasus Plaza, the Kirby Building, the Eye sculpture, and the Adolphus Hotel. The station also serves DART's headquarters and customer service center, which are located in the Sanger Harris Building on the station's north side.

The station serves all four of the system's light rail lines (Red, Blue, Green, and Orange), as well as a weekday express route to Glenn Heights Park & Ride, which boards from Field Street. [3]

The station opened on June 14, 1996 as part of the original light rail system. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Howell, Curtis; Wrolstad, Mark (June 15, 1996). "Now Boarding: Rail debut has crowds lining up". The Dallas Morning News.
  2. ↑ "Dallas Area Rapid Transit Reference Book, Version 16.0" (PDF). Dallas Area Rapid Transit . May 2025. p. 34. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Akard Station" (PDF). Dallas Area Rapid Transit . April 15, 2024.
  4. ↑ Howell, Curtis; Mark Wrolstad (June 15, 1996). "Now Boarding: Rail debut has crowds lining up". The Dallas Morning News.

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