Convention District (METRORail station)

Convention District
Light rail station
Location	Houston, Texas
Coordinates	29°45′17.7″N 95°21′25.1″W / 29.754917°N 95.356972°WCoordinates: 29°45′17.7″N 95°21′25.1″W / 29.754917°N 95.356972°W
Owned by	METRO
Line(s)	Green Line Purple Line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Surface
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	May 23, 2015
Services
Preceding station   METRORail   Following station Central Station toward Theater District Green Line EaDo/Stadium toward Altic/Howard Hughes Purple Line EaDo/Stadium toward Palm Center Transit Center

Convention District is a light rail station in Houston, Texas on the METRORail system. It is served by the Green and Purple lines and is located on Capitol and Rusk streets near the Avenida De La Americas. The station is named for the nearby George R. Brown Convention Center; it is also adjacent to Minute Maid Park, where the MLB team the Houston Astros play.

Convention District station opened on May 23, 2015.^[1]

References

1. Begley, Dug (May 22, 2015). "Metro's new rail lines open Saturday". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 18, 2016.