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Wheeler Station is a station on the METRO Red Line in Houston. The station is located at the intersection of Main Street and Wheeler Street in Midtown.[1]

This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (September 2021)

Wheeler
Light rail, on site bus transfer
Wheeler Station
General information
Location	4500½ Main Street, Houston, TX
Coordinates	29°43′57.98″N 95°23′0.08″W
Owned by	METRO
Line(s)	Red Line University/Blue Line (future)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	5, 25, 65, 152, 153
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Platform levels	1
Bicycle facilities	Racks located at station; bicycles allowed on Metrorail during off-peak hours
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1 Local
History
Opened	January 1, 2004
Services
Preceding station METRORail Following station Museum District toward Fannin South Red Line Ensemble/HCC toward Northline Transit Center Montrose toward Hillcroft Transit Center University Line Almeda toward Eastwood Transit Center

While construction and funding has not yet been finalized for the METRORail University/Blue Line, transfers between it and the Red Line will occur here if and when the Blue Line is built.

Prior to the construction of the METRORail Purple Line, Wheeler Station was the only station in the system that had platforms that faced each other. UH South/University Oaks station became the second station to implement this platform configuration.

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