Cesar Chavez/67th Street station

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Cesar Chavez/67th Street
Light rail station
General information
LocationHarrisburg Blvd and S Cesar Chavez Blvd
Houston, Texas
Coordinates 29°44′15.1″N95°18′29.8″W / 29.737528°N 95.308278°W / 29.737528; -95.308278
Owned by METRO
Line(s) HoustonMetroGreenLine.svg Green Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeSurface
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJanuary 11, 2017 (2017-01-11)
Services
Preceding station HoustonMetroLogoOnly.svg METRORail Following station
Altic/Howard Hughes Green Line Magnolia Park Transit Center
Terminus

Cesar Chavez/67th Street is a light rail station in Houston, Texas on the METRORail system. It is served by the Green Line and is located on Harrisburg Boulevard at South Cesar Chavez Boulevard (formerly 67th Street) in the East End.

Cesar Chavez/67th Street station opened on January 11, 2017 as part of the Green Line's second phase, extending it from Altic/Howard Hughes station to Magnolia Park Transit Center. [1]


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References

  1. Begley, Dug (January 9, 2017). "Long awaited, and long delayed, Metro's Green Line set to open". Houston Chronicle . Retrieved February 2, 2017.