Central Station (Houston)

Central Station
Northbound Red Line train at Central Station
General information
LocationMain: 714 Main Street
Capitol: 1120 Capitol Street
Rusk: 1110 Rusk Street
Houston, Texas
Owned byMetropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
Line(s) Red Line
Green Line
Purple Line
PlatformsMain: 1 island platform
Capitol/Rusk: 1 side platform
TracksMain: 2
Capitol/Rusk: 1
ConnectionsBus interchange METRO: 6, 11, 51, 52, 82, 102, 108, 137
Bus interchange METRO Park & Ride: 202, 204, 209, 212, 236, 244, 247, 249, 255, 257, 259
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Bicycle facilitiesMain: 10 spaces[1]
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMain: February 18, 2015 (2015-02-18)
Capitol/Rusk: May 23, 2015 (2015-05-23)
Passengers
May 2025Red Line: 1,851 (avg. weekday)[2]
Green Line: 883 (avg. weekday)[2]
Purple Line: 798 (avg. weekday)[2]
Services
Preceding station METRORail Following station
Main Street Square
toward Fannin South
 Red Line Preston
toward Northline Transit Center/HCC
Theater District
Terminus
 Green Line Convention District
toward Magnolia Park Transit Center
Purple Line Convention District
toward Palm Center Transit Center
Location

Central Station is a METRORail light rail station in downtown Houston, Texas, United States. The station serves as a transfer point between all three METRORail lines: the Red Line, Green Line, and Purple Line. Central is the only Red Line station to connect to another METRORail line.

The station proper consists of three separate platforms. Central Station Capitol, a side platform on Capitol Street, serves westbound Green and Purple Line trains, while Central Station Rusk, a side platform on Rusk Street, serves eastbound Green and Purple Line trains. Central Station Main, an island platform in the median of Main Street, 1+1⁄2 blocks west of Capitol/Rusk, serves the Red Line.

As of May 2025, Central station has the highest ridership of all Green Line and Purple Line stations.[2]

History

The Red line platform opened on February 18, 2015 as an infill station along the pre-existing rail line. The Green and Purple line platforms opened May 23, 2015.[3][4]

Points of interest

Destinations located within a short walk of the station include:

References

  1. ^ "Access by Bike". METRO. Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d "May 2025 (Fiscal Year 2025) Ridership Summary". METRO. Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County.
  3. ^ "Central Station Main to Open for METRORail Passengers". February 16, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  4. ^ "Media Invited to Get On Board METRO's New Light Rail Lines". April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015.

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