Lockwood/Eastwood station

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Lockwood/Eastwood
Light rail station
LocationHarrisburg Blvd and Hagerman Street
Houston, Texas
Coordinates 29°44′37.2″N95°19′47.1″W / 29.743667°N 95.329750°W / 29.743667; -95.329750 Coordinates: 29°44′37.2″N95°19′47.1″W / 29.743667°N 95.329750°W / 29.743667; -95.329750
Owned by METRO
Line(s) HoustonMetroGreenLine.svg Green Line
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeSurface
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedMay 23, 2015 (2015-05-23)
Services
Preceding station HoustonMetroLogoOnly.svg METRORail Following station
Coffee Plant/Second Ward Green Line Altic/Howard Hughes

Lockwood/Eastwood 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 Hagerman Street in the East End. The station is named for nearby Lockwood Drive as well as Eastwood Park.

Lockwood/Eastwood station opened on May 23, 2015 as part of the Green Line's first phase. [1]

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References

  1. Begley, Dug (May 22, 2015). "Metro's new rail lines open Saturday". Houston Chronicle . Retrieved March 18, 2016.