Downtown Transit Center (METRORail station)

Downtown Transit Center
The portion of the Downtown Transit Center with rail service
Location	1900 Main Street Houston, TX
Coordinates	29°45′2.1″N 95°22′11.72″W / 29.750583°N 95.3699222°WCoordinates: 29°45′2.1″N 95°22′11.72″W / 29.750583°N 95.3699222°W
Owned by	METRO
Line(s)	Red Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Not Available
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	January 1, 2004
Services
Preceding station   METRORail   Following station McGowen toward Fannin South Red Line Bell toward Northline Transit Center

Downtown Transit Center is an island platformed METRORail light rail station in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States. The station was opened on January 1, 2004,^[1] and is operated by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (METRO).

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:

• METRORAIL Red Line
• 6 - Jensen/Tanglewood
• 9 - North Main/Gulfton
• 11 - Almeda/Nance
• 15 - Fulton
• 30 - Clinton/Cullen
• 52 - Scott/Hirsch
• 60 - South MacGregor
• 77 - Liberty/MLK Limited

Gallery

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  The portion that has the public buses

References

1. Wall, Lucas (January 1, 2004). "Main Street light rail; New ride for the new year; Festivals mark inaugural day for Metro train". The Houston Chronicle. p. A1.
2. Sallee, Rad. "Metro touting future savings from building." Houston Chronicle. Wednesday August 21, 2002. A25. Retrieved on April 5, 2010.

External links

• Downtown Transit Center