Highland station (CapMetro Rail)

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Highland
Platform of Capital MetroRail Highland Station.jpg
General information
Location6420½ Airport Boulevard
Austin, Texas
Coordinates 30°19′45″N97°42′57″W / 30.329039°N 97.715833°W / 30.329039; -97.715833
Owned by CapMetro
Platforms1 side platform
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg CapMetro Bus 7, 324, 337, 350
Greyhound Lines
Construction
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMarch 22, 2010 [1]
Services
Preceding station CapMetro--new logo 2022.svg CapMetro Following station
Crestview
toward Leander
Red Line MLK Jr.
toward Downtown
Location
Highland station (CapMetro Rail)

Highland station is a CapMetro Rail hybrid rail station in Austin, Texas. It is located in northeast Austin at the intersection of Airport Boulevard and Highland Mall Boulevard, just northwest of the I-35/Highway 290 interchange directly across the street from Highland Mall.

Contents

The station is within a 15-minute walking distance of the Austin Greyhound Terminal located at 916 E Koenig Ln, Austin, TX 78751. [2]

This is the planned northern terminus of the Gold Line bus rapid transit line.

Bus connections

The station is served by CapMetro Bus routes:

Platform view to the south, 2012 Highlandstation.jpg
Platform view to the south, 2012

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References

  1. Wear, Ben (March 23, 2010). "MetroRail launches with smooth start". Austin American-Statesman. p. A1.
  2. Google. "Highland station to Greyhound Bus Station" (Map). Google Maps . Google.