Akard (DART station)

Infobox Station
name= Akard
type= DART light rail station


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address= Along Pacific Avenue, between Akard and Field Streets, Dallas, Texas 75202
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line= DART B, DART R, DART G
other=All downtown bus routes stop within close proximity to one or more downtown rail stations.
platform= 2 side platforms
structure=At grade
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opened= 14 June 1996
closed= 29 May 2008 (for renovations)
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ADA= true
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owned= Dallas Area Rapid Transit
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Akard Station is a DART light rail station located in the City Center District of downtown Dallas, Texas on Pacific Avenue, between Akard and Field Streets. It opened on 14 June 1996 and is a station on the DART R|style=nl and DART B|style=nl lines, serving Elm Place, One Main Place, Renaissance Tower, Thanks-Giving Square and Thanks-Giving Tower.

As of May 29, 2008; Akard Station will be closed for more than a month for platform raise and renovations to level with the 100 new DART Light Rail cars that will also be modified. This rail station will reopen on July 7. [ [http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/053008dnmetakard.2e2fef1.html DART'S Akard Station closing] - "The Dallas Morning News" (retrieved May 29, 2008)]

References

External links

* [http://www.dart.org Dallas Area Rapid Transit] - [http://www.dart.org/riding/stations/akardstation.asp Akard Station]