Burnett Transit Center

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Burnett Transit Center
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General information
LocationNorth Main Street near Burnett Street
Houston, Texas
USA
Coordinates 29°46′20″N95°21′34″W / 29.7721°N 95.3594°W / 29.7721; -95.3594
Owned by METRO
Line(s) HoustonMetroRedLine.svg Red Line
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks3
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedDecember 21, 2013;10 years ago (2013-12-21)
Services
Preceding station HoustonMetroLogoOnly.svg METRORail Following station
UH–Downtown
toward Fannin South
Red Line Quitman/Near Northside

The Burnett Transit Center is an elevated light rail station on the METRORail Red Line in Houston, Texas, United States. It was built as part of the North/Red Line Extension, and opened on December 21, 2013. [1]

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It has three tracks accessed by two island platforms, one for each direction. The center track is used by northbound trains short-turning to return southbound. These trains unload passengers onto the eastern (northbound) platform, and load passengers from the western (southbound) platform.

The station features a six-bay bus terminal and a "Kiss and Ride" facility at ground level.

The station is located above the intersection of North Main Street and Burnett Street, which was once proposed for a multimodal transit hub prior to 2011. [2]

Bus connections

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