Downtown Transit Center 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 | |||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
Owned by | METRO | ||||||||||
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Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Parking | Not available | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Adjacent sidewalk racks. Bicycles allowed on train during off peak times (Weekdays: 9am-3pm & 8pm-Close; Weekends: All times). | ||||||||||
Disabled access | 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 space for nine buses.[2]
Routes that go through the Downtown Transit Center include:
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Stations |
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Downtown Houston | |||||||
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Education |
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Skyscrapers and complexes |
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Parks and public plazas |
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National Register of Historic Places |
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Other landmarks |
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METRORail lines |
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METRORail stations |
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History |
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This list is incomplete. Sam Houston Math, Science, and Technology Center was in Downtown until 1955 |
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