8th & Corinth (DART station)

Dallas Area Rapid Transit 8th & Corinth
DART light rail station
Location 1740 East Eighth Street
Dallas, Texas 75203
Coordinates 32°44′53″N 96°47′54″W / 32.74806°N 96.79833°W / 32.74806; -96.79833Coordinates: 32°44′53″N 96°47′54″W / 32.74806°N 96.79833°W / 32.74806; -96.79833
Owned by Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Line(s)
  Red Line
  Blue Line
Platforms Two side platforms
Connections DART Routes 59, 444, 541, and 542
Construction
Parking 197 free spaces, no overnight
Bicycle facilities Two lockers, one rack
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened June 14, 1996[1]
Services
Preceding station   DART   Following station
toward Westmoreland
Red Line
toward Parker Road
toward Ledbetter
Blue Line

8th & Corinth is a DART Light Rail station located in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas, Texas (USA) at 8th and Corinth Streets. It opened on June 14, 1996, and is a station on the Red and Blue Lines, serving Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center, the west Dallas Industrial Center and surrounding residential and commercial areas.

It is the southernmost station on the DART system serving both the Red and Blue lines, from this point the lines diverge with the Blue line heading south and the Red Line heading southwest. The station provides free parking for passengers, as well as passenger shelters.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Howell, Curtis; Mark Wrolstad (June 15, 1996). "Now Boarding: Rail debut has crowds lining up". The Dallas Morning News.
  2. ↑ http://www.dart.org/riding/stations/8thcorinthstation.asp

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