Ensemble/HCC

Ensemble/HCC
Location	Main Street @ Berry Street
Coordinates	29°44′21.96″N 95°22′43.62″W / 29.7394333°N 95.3787833°WCoordinates: 29°44′21.96″N 95°22′43.62″W / 29.7394333°N 95.3787833°W
Owned by	METRO
Line(s)	Red Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	none
Bicycle facilities	Yes (adjacent sidewalk racks)
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	January 1, 2004
Services
Preceding station   METRORail   Following station Wheeler toward Fannin South Red Line McGowen toward Northline Transit Center

Ensemble/HCC is an island platformed METRORail light rail station in 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). Located Midtown this station is close to both the Houston Community College System's Central College campus and The Ensemble Theatre, which together give the station its name.

The station was to have originally been called Berry/HCC due to its location at the intersection of Main and Berry Streets near the Houston Community College Central Campus.^[2] However, Ensemble/HCC was chosen as the official name after Houston mayor Lee P. Brown presented a proposal from The Ensemble Theatre to include their name in the station naming. This is the only station to have its name altered from the original ones proposed by METRO.^[2]

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 (July 27, 2001). "Metro names rail boarding stations; One stop recognizes black theater group". The Houston Chronicle. p. A27.