Illinois station or Illinois Avenue station is a DART Light Rail station in Dallas, Texas. It is located in the Oak Cliff neighborhood on Denley Drive, north of Illinois Avenue. It opened on June 14, 1996, and is a station on the DART Blue Line, serving nearby residences and businesses, featuring bus service to Mountain View College, Fair Park, the Dallas VA Medical Center, and Paul Quinn College. This was the initial southern terminus for the Blue Line until it was extended to Ledbetter in May 1997.^[2]

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Illinois
DART light rail station
General information
Location	2111 South Corinth Road Dallas, Texas 75216
Coordinates	32°43′23″N 96°48′19″W
Owned by	Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Platforms	Two side platforms
Connections	DART Routes 41, 104, 114, and 217
Construction
Parking	350 free spaces, no overnight
Bicycle facilities	Four lockers, one rack
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	June 14, 1996[1]
Services
Preceding station Dallas Area Rapid Transit Following station Kiest toward UNT Dallas Blue Line Morrell toward Downtown Rowlett

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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