Downtown Transit Center (Houston) is a bus and light rail transportation center in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States, operated by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (METRO). It includes an island platformed METRORail light rail station and bays for bus service.
Downtown Transit Center (Houston) | |||||||||||
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 The portion of the Downtown Transit Center with rail service | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 1900 Main Street Houston, Texas | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°45′2.1″N 95°22′11.72″W / 29.750583°N 95.3699222°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | METRO | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Red Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Parking | Not available | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Adjacent sidewalk racks. Bicycles allowed on train during off peak times (Weekdays: 9am-3pm & 8pm-Close; Weekends: All times). | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | January 1, 2004 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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The station was opened on January 1, 2004.[1]
The station is located adjacent to the Lee P. Brown Administration Building, the METRO headquarters. The bus bay has parking spaces for nine buses.[2]
Routes that go through the Downtown Transit Center include:
- METRORAIL Red Line
- 6 - Jensen/Greens
- 11 - Almeda/Lyons
- 32 - Renwick/San Felipe
- 44 - Acres Homes
- 51 - Hardy/Kelley
- 52 - Hardy/Ley
- 54 - Scott
- 82 - Westheimer
- 85 - Antoine/Washington
- 102 - George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)
Express - 108 - Veterans Memorial Express
- 137 - Northshore Express
- 160 - Memorial City Express
- 161 - Wilcrest Express
- 162 - Memorial Express
- 291 - Conroe Park & Ride
Gallery
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The portion that has the public buses
References
edit- ^ Wall, Lucas (January 1, 2004). "Main Street light rail; New ride for the new year; Festivals mark inaugural day for Metro train". The Houston Chronicle. p. A1.
- ^ Sallee, Rad. "Metro touting future savings from building." Houston Chronicle. Wednesday August 21, 2002. A25. Retrieved on April 5, 2010.
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