Owned by METRO Disabled access Yes | Bicycle facilities sidewalk racks | |
Line(s) Red Line
Green Line
Purple Line Platforms Red Line: 1 island platform,
Green & Purple Lines: side platforms on Rusk and Capitol Streets Tracks 2 Red Line
2 Green & Purple Line Owner Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County Similar Preston, Sweeney - Coombs - and Fred, Texas Company Annex, UH–Downtown, Bob Lanier Public Works Bu | ||
Central Station is a light rail station served by METRORail in downtown Houston, Texas, United States. It serves as a major transfer point between the Red, Purple and Green lines.
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Infrastructure
The Red Line is served by an island platform along Main Street between Capitol Street and Rusk Street, and officially referred to as Central Station Main. At the time of construction for the Green and Purple Line, the Red Line platform for the station was an infill along the existing line.
Trains served by the Green and Purple Lines eastbound utilize a side platform on Capitol Street between Fannin Street and San Jacinto Street (officially referred to as Central Station Capitol), and westbound trains serve a side platform on Rusk Street between Fannin Street and San Jacinto Street (officially referred to as Central Station Rusk).
History
The Red line platform opened on February 18, 2015 along the pre-existing rail line. The Green and Purple line platforms opened May 23, 2015.
Points of interest
Destinations located within a short walk of the station include: