Downtown Transit Center (Houston)

Preceding station METRORail Following station
McGowen
toward Fannin South
 Red Line Bell
toward Northline Transit Center

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.

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) George_Bush_Intercontinental_Airport Express
  • 108 - Veterans Memorial Express
  • 137 - Northshore Express
  • 160 - Memorial City Express
  • 161 - Wilcrest Express
  • 162 - Memorial Express
  • 291 - Conroe Park & Ride

Gallery

  • The portion that has the public buses
    The portion that has the public buses

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Sallee, Rad. "Metro touting future savings from building." Houston Chronicle. Wednesday August 21, 2002. A25. Retrieved on April 5, 2010.

External links

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  • iconTrains portal
  • Downtown Transit Center
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Sam Houston Math, Science, and Technology Center was in Downtown until 1955


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