LBJ/Skillman station

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LBJ/Skillman
DART Light Rail station
LBJ & Skillman DART station.JPG
General information
Location10100 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway
Dallas, Texas 75243
Coordinates 32°53′53″N96°42′42″W / 32.89806°N 96.71167°W / 32.89806; -96.71167
Owned by Dallas Area Rapid Transit
PlatformsTwo side platforms
ConnectionsDART Routes 17, 204, and 243
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking646 free spaces, no overnight
Bicycle facilitiesOne locker, one rack
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMay 6, 2002
Services
Preceding station Dallas Area Rapid Transit logo.svg Dallas Area Rapid Transit Following station
Lake Highlands
toward UNT Dallas
Blue Line Forest/Jupiter

LBJ/Skillman station is a DART Light Rail and bus station in Dallas, Texas. It is located north of Interstate 635 (LBJ Freeway) between Skillman Street and Miller Road in North Dallas. [1] [ non-primary source needed ] It opened on May 6, 2002 and is a station on the Blue Line, serving nearby residences and business and featuring bus service to Dallas College Richland Campus. This was a short-term northeastern Blue Line terminus until it was extended to Garland in November 2002.

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References

  1. DART.org - Blue Line Station Locations. Retrieved 22 June 2006.