Illinois station (DART)

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Illinois
DART light rail station
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General information
Location2111 South Corinth Road
Dallas, Texas 75216
Coordinates 32°43′23″N96°48′19″W / 32.72306°N 96.80528°W / 32.72306; -96.80528
Owned by Dallas Area Rapid Transit
PlatformsTwo side platforms
ConnectionsDART Routes 41, 104, 114, and 217
Construction
Parking350 free spaces, no overnight
Bicycle facilitiesFour lockers, one rack
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJune 14, 1996 [1]
Services
Preceding station Dallas Area Rapid Transit logo.svg Dallas Area Rapid Transit Following station
Kiest
toward UNT Dallas
Blue Line Morrell
Location
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]

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 journey to Ledbetter after Ledbetter trains run grade separated again to UNT Dallas

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References

  1. Howell, Curtis; Mark Wrolstad (June 15, 1996). "Now Boarding: Rail debut has crowds lining up". The Dallas Morning News.
  2. 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.