Akard station
DART rail station in Dallas, Texas
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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.
Dallas, Texas
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Akard station in 2014 (DART headquarters on right) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 1400 Pacific Ave. Dallas, Texas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°46′55″N 96°48′02″W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System | DART rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Dallas Area Rapid Transit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | June 14, 1996[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY24 | 3,456 (avg. weekday)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
