Museum District station

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Museum District
HoustonMuseumDistrictLightrailNorthbound.JPG
northbound platform
General information
Location5300 block of Fannin Street
5400 block of San Jacinto Street, Houston
Owned by METRO
Line(s) HoustonMetroRedLine.svg Red Line
Platformssplit
Trackstwo
Construction
Bicycle facilitiesBicycles allowed on board during off peak hours. No bike racks provided at station.
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJanuary 1, 2004;20 years ago (2004-01-01)
Services
Preceding station HoustonMetroLogoOnly.svg METRORail Following station
Hermann Park/Rice University
toward Fannin South
Red Line Wheeler

Museum District Station is a station on the METRO Red Line in Houston. It serves the Houston Museum District. [1] According to METRO, there are fourteen museums within four blocks of the Museum District Station. [2]

The Museum District station is the only METRORail station where northbound and southbound trains each have their own platforms on opposite one-way, parallel streets. The station platforms are on Fannin Street for southbound trains, and San Jacinto Street for northbound trains, and both platforms are near their intersections with Binz Street.

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References

  1. "About Houston: Exploring Houston - Light Rail". City of Houston. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  2. Cook, Sandra. "Getting Around the District". Houston Museum District. Retrieved February 8, 2024.

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