Illinois station or Illinois Avenue station is a

DART Light Rail DART Light Rail is the light rail system serving the metropolitan area of Dallas, Texas and is owned and operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). The DART Light Rail system opened June 14, 1996 and serves 65 stations and four lines, cover ...

station in

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. It is located in the

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neighborhood on Denley Drive, north of Illinois Avenue. It opened on June 14, 1996, and is a station on the DART , serving nearby residences and businesses, featuring

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service to Mountain View College,

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, the Dallas VA Medical Center, and

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. This was the initial southern terminus for the Blue Line until it was extended to Ledbetter in May 1997. Outbound, this is the last stop for Blue Line trains on grade-separated tracks. South of this station, the tracks swing onto a viaduct and the line then runs in the middle of Lancaster Road for the journey to Ledbetter after Ledbetter trains run grade separated again to UNT Dallas

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DART - Illinois Station
Dallas Area Rapid Transit light rail stations in Dallas Railway stations in the United States opened in 1996 1996 establishments in Texas Railway stations in Dallas County, Texas {{Texas-railstation-stub