Central Station (Houston)

Central Station is a light rail station served by METRORail in downtown Houston, Texas, United States. It serves as a major transfer point between the Red, Purple and Green lines. It is the busiest station on the Green and Purple lines.

Central Station
Northbound Red Line train at Central Station
General information
Owned by	METRO
Line(s)	Red Line Green Line Purple Line
Platforms	Red Line: 1 island platform, Green & Purple Lines: side platforms on Rusk and Capitol Streets
Tracks	2 Red Line 2 Green & Purple Line
Construction
Bicycle facilities	sidewalk racks
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	February 18, 2015 (2015-02-18) (Red Line) May 23, 2015 (2015-05-23) (Green, Purple Lines)
Services
Preceding station METRORail Following station Main Street Square toward Fannin South Red Line Preston toward Northline Transit Center/HCC Theater District Terminus Green Line Convention District toward Magnolia Park Transit Center Purple Line Convention District toward Palm Center Transit Center
Location

Infrastructure

The Red Line is served by an island platform along Main Street between Capitol Street and Rusk Street, and officially referred to as Central Station Main. At the time of construction for the Green and Purple Line, the Red Line platform for the station was an infill along the existing line.

Trains served by the Green and Purple Lines eastbound utilize a side platform on Capitol Street between Fannin Street and San Jacinto Street (officially referred to as Central Station Capitol), and westbound trains serve a side platform on Rusk Street between Fannin Street and San Jacinto Street (officially referred to as Central Station Rusk).

History

The Red line platform opened on February 18, 2015 along the pre-existing rail line. The Green and Purple line platforms opened May 23, 2015.

Points of interest

Destinations located within a short walk of the station include:

• The Downtown Aquarium
• Bayou Place
• Alley Theatre
• The Wortham Theater
• Minute Maid Park
• Jones Hall
• Club Quarters Hotel
• JW Marriott Downtown Houston
• Bombay Indian Grill
• Cafe Express
• Flying Saucer Draught Emporium
• Springbok
• Sunny's Bar