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Location | Pacific Avenue, between Akard and Field streets Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°46′55″N96°48′02″W / 32.781916°N 96.800530°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Dallas Area Rapid Transit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | DART: 306 (M-F), 378 (M-F) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | June 14, 1996 [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY22 | 2,244 (avg. weekday) [2] 33.6% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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