Leeland/Third Ward (METRORail station)

Leeland/Third Ward

Light rail station

Location

Scott Street & Leeland Street
Houston, Texas

Coordinates

29°44′21.3″N 95°20′44.9″W / 29.739250°N 95.345806°WCoordinates: 29°44′21.3″N 95°20′44.9″W / 29.739250°N 95.345806°W

Owned by

METRO

Line(s)

Purple Line

Platforms

2 side platforms

Tracks

Construction

Structure type

Surface

Disabled access

Yes

History

Opened

May 23, 2015

Services

Preceding station		METRORail		Following station
EaDo/Stadium toward Theater District		Purple Line		Elgin/Third Ward toward Palm Center Transit Center

Leeland/Third Ward is a light rail station in Houston, Texas on the METRORail system. It is served by the Purple Line and is located on Scott Street at Leeland Street in East Downtown,^[1] across Interstate 45 from the Third Ward.

Leeland/Third Ward station opened on May 23, 2015.^[2]

References

↑ "Welcome to EaDo." East Downtown Management District. Retrieved on August 1, 2009.
↑ Begley, Dug (May 22, 2015). "Metro's new rail lines open Saturday". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 18, 2016.

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Third Ward, Houston

Geography

Neighborhoods	Riverside Terrace University Oaks Washington Terrace

Education

Primary and secondary schools	Houston Independent School District Yates High School Baylor College of Medicine Academy at Ryan DeBakey High School for Health Professions Young Women's College Preparatory Academy Ryan Middle School (closed) Contemporary Learning Center (closed) Yellowstone Academy

Other education	University of Houston Texas Southern University Houston Public Library Houston Community College (nearest campus in Midtown)

Other

Landmarks	Frenchy's Chicken Project Row Houses

METRORail stations	Elgin/Third Ward TDECU Stadium/UH/TSU UH South/University Oaks Leeland/Third Ward

This list is incomplete. This template refers to the modern Third Ward and not the historical political definition. Exact definitions of the Third Ward differ depending on the agency/authority/person. Leeland/Third Ward is outside of the common boundaries of the Third Ward but is in close proximity.

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