Mercantile Center | |||||||||||
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Location | 4201 North Beach Street Fort Worth, TX 76137 | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°49′09″N97°17′36″W / 32.8193°N 97.2934°W Coordinates: 32°49′09″N97°17′36″W / 32.8193°N 97.2934°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Trinity Metro | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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Structure type | At Grade | ||||||||||
Parking | 318 [1] | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | December 31, 2018 (preview service) January 10, 2019 (revenue service) | ||||||||||
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Mercantile Center station is a TEXRail commuter rail station in Fort Worth, Texas.
The station was originally planned to be named "Beach Street/Mercantile" due to the adjacent street, but the name was changed to "Mercantile Center" in late 2016. [2]
The Mercantile Center station was an opening day station [3] when revenue service began on January 10, 2019. [4]
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