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Howard is a Capital MetroRail commuter rail station in Austin, Texas. It is located in Northwest Austin at the corner of Howard Lane and MoPac Expressway. Howard Station includes a Park & Ride with 200 spaces.[1]

This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (March 2015)

Howard
General information
Location	3710 Howard Lane Austin, TX
Coordinates	30.440282°N 97.701067°W / 30.440282; -97.701067
Owned by	Capital Metro
Platforms	1 side platform (2010–2018) 1 island platform (2018–present)
Connections	MetroBus 150, 243
Construction
Parking	200+ spaces
Bicycle facilities	No
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	March 22, 2010
Services
Preceding station Capital Metro Following station Lakeline toward Leander Red Line Kramer toward Downtown
Future services
Preceding station Capital Metro Following station Lakeline toward Leander Red Line Broadmoor toward Downtown

History

The station opened on March 22, 2010[2] as a side platform and one track. The design of the platform allowed a second track on the unused side of the platform to be easily built due to the presence of platform-edge tactile tiles and track ballast having been constructed with the original station. In 2018, the second track was built on the previously unused side of the platform to allow trains traveling in opposing directions to pass one another at the station, similar to the design of MLK Junior Station. This transformed the station into a two-track, island platform station.[3]

Bus connections

• #50 Round Rock Howard Station
• #243 Wells Branch

References

External links

• Howard station overview
• Howard station from W. Howard Ln from Google Maps Street View

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