- Akard (DART station)
Infobox Station
name= Akard
type= DARTlight rail station
image_size= 260
image_caption=
address= Along Pacific Avenue, between Akard and Field Streets, Dallas, Texas 75202
coordinates=coord|32.781916|-96.800530|type:railwaystation_region:US-TX|display=inline,title
line= DART B, DART R, DART G
other=All downtown bus routes stop within close proximity to one or more downtown rail stations.
platform= 2side platforms
structure=At grade
parking=
bicycle=
passengers=
pass_year=
pass_percent=
opened=14 June 1996
closed=29 May 2008 (forrenovation s)
rebuilt=
ADA= true
code=
owned=Dallas Area Rapid Transit
zone=
service=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 on14 June 1996 and is a station on the DART R|style=nl and DART B|style=nl lines, servingElm Place ,One Main Place ,Renaissance Tower ,Thanks-Giving Square andThanks-Giving Tower .As of
May 29 ,2008 ; Akard Station will be closed for more than a month for platform raise andrenovation s to level with the 100 new DART Light Rail cars that will also be modified. This rail station will reopen onJuly 7 . [ [http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/053008dnmetakard.2e2fef1.html DART'S Akard Station closing] - "The Dallas Morning News " (retrievedMay 29 ,2008 )]References
External links
* [http://www.dart.org Dallas Area Rapid Transit] - [http://www.dart.org/riding/stations/akardstation.asp Akard Station]
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