Downtown Transit Center (Houston)
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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.
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Downtown Transit Center (Houston) | |||||||||||
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Location | 1900 Main Street Houston, Texas | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 29°45′2.1″N 95°22′11.72″W | ||||||||||
Owned by | METRO | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Red Line | ||||||||||
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). | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | January 1, 2004; 20 years ago (2004-01-01) | ||||||||||
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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