Magnolia Park Transit Center

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Magnolia Park Transit Center
Light rail station
General information
LocationHarrisburg Blvd and 70th Street
Houston, Texas
Coordinates 29°44′09.2″N95°18′10.4″W / 29.735889°N 95.302889°W / 29.735889; -95.302889
Owned by METRO
Line(s) HoustonMetroGreenLine.svg Green Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeSurface
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJanuary 11, 2017 (2017-01-11)
Services
Preceding station HoustonMetroLogoOnly.svg METRORail Following station
Cesar Chavez/67th Street Green Line Terminus

Magnolia Park Transit Center is a light rail and bus station in Houston, Texas on the METRORail system. It is the eastern terminus of the Green Line and is located on Harrisburg Boulevard at 70th Street in Magnolia Park, in the East End. Nearby the station are many restaurants and taquerias. The Magnolia Park shopping center is a half block down the street at Harrisburg and Sgt. Macario Garcia Drive.

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The light rail station opened on January 11, 2017, as part of the Green Line's second phase, extending it east from its initial terminus at Altic/Howard Hughes station. [1]

Bus routes

Multi-Modal Facilities

The Magnolia Park Transit Center is bound by Harrisburg and the Green Line to the North, 70th Street to the East, Capitol Street to the South, and commercial developments to the West.

The Magnolia Park TC includes access to the METRORail Green Line which runs west towards the Theater District in Downtown Houston. The Magnolia Park TC serves as the eastern terminus of the line. The transit center features local bus service, a pickup/drop-off drive, passenger canopy, B-Cycle bike share kiosk, and a Park & Ride parking lot.

Future southeast expansion of the Green Line to Hobby Airport is in the planning stages and would serve as a direct connector between one of Houston's major airports and Downtown Houston. BCycle currently serves the transit center, however, it is anticipated that the transit center will house METRO Bikeshare in the future following announcement of their forthcoming bike-share program. [2]

Parking

Transport

Intercity

The Magnolia Park Transit Center is in proximity to many private bus service terminals that provide Intercity travel to cities across the United States, primarily across the South, and Mexico. Nearby private bus services include:

Common US destinations include:

Common Mexican destinations include:

Trails

There are Hike & Bike trails and bike lanes within proximity to the Magnolia Park Transit Center. Alignments within a mile of the transit center include the following:

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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.
  2. Zuvanich, Adam (2023-01-20). "METRO could take over Houston's sputtering bike-share program – Houston Public Media". www.houstonpublicmedia.org. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  3. "A Bike Plan for the East End". East End District. 2021-10-04. Retrieved 2023-10-18.