Central Station (Houston)

Central Station
Northbound Red Line train at Central Station
General information
Location	Main: 714 Main Street Capitol: 1120 Capitol Street Rusk: 1110 Rusk Street Houston, Texas
Owned by	Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
Line(s)	Red Line Green Line Purple Line
Platforms	Main: 1 island platform Capitol/Rusk: 1 side platform
Tracks	Main: 2 Capitol/Rusk: 1
Connections	METRO : 6, 11, 51, 52, 82, 102, 108, 137 METRO Park & Ride: 202, 204, 209, 212, 236, 244, 247, 249, 255, 257, 259 METRO Community Connector: Downtown Zone
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Bicycle facilities	Main: 10 spaces [1]
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	Main: February 18, 2015;10 years ago (2015-02-18) Capitol/Rusk: May 23, 2015;10 years ago (2015-05-23)
Passengers
May 2025	Red Line: 1,851 (avg. weekday) [2] Green Line: 883 (avg. weekday) [2] Purple Line: 798 (avg. weekday) [2]
Services
Preceding station METRORail Following station Main Street Square toward Fannin South Red Line Preston toward Northline Transit Center/HCC Theater District Terminus Green Line Convention District toward Magnolia Park Transit Center Purple Line Convention District toward Palm Center Transit Center
Location

Central Station is a METRORail light rail station in downtown Houston, Texas, United States. The station serves as a transfer point between all three METRORail lines: the Red Line, Green Line, and Purple Line. Central is the only Red Line station to connect to another METRORail line.

The station proper consists of three separate platforms. Central Station Capitol, a side platform on Capitol Street, serves westbound Green and Purple Line trains, while Central Station Rusk, a side platform on Rusk Street, serves eastbound Green and Purple Line trains. Central Station Main, an island platform in the median of Main Street, 1+1⁄2 blocks west of Capitol/Rusk, serves the Red Line.

As of May 2025 ^[update] , Central station has the highest ridership of all Green Line and Purple Line stations. ^[2]

History

The Red line platform opened on February 18, 2015 as an infill station along the pre-existing rail line. The Green and Purple line platforms opened May 23, 2015. ^{[3] [4]}

Points of interest

Destinations located within a short walk of the station include:

• The Downtown Aquarium
• Bayou Place
• Alley Theatre
• The Wortham Theater
• Daikin Park
• Jones Hall
• Club Quarters Hotel
• JW Marriott Downtown Houston
• Bombay Indian Grill
• Cafe Express
• Flying Saucer Draught Emporium
• Springbok
• Sunny's Bar

References

1. "Access by Bike". METRO . Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
2. "May 2025 (Fiscal Year 2025) Ridership Summary". METRO . Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County.
3. "Central Station Main to Open for METRORail Passengers". February 16, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
4. "Media Invited to Get On Board METRO's New Light Rail Lines". April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015.

29°45′31.79″N95°21′48.41″W / 29.7588306°N 95.3634472°W / 29.7588306; -95.3634472