Westgate Transit Center | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | 2027 W. Ben White Blvd Austin, Texas 78704 | ||||
Coordinates | 30°13′51″N97°47′25″W / 30.2309°N 97.7903°W | ||||
Owned by | CapMetro | ||||
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Construction | |||||
Parking | 200 spaces [2] | ||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 2019 [2] | ||||
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Westgate Transit Center is a Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus station in Austin, Texas. It is located underneath the elevated freeway of Ben White Boulevard (US 290-SH 71), in between Packsaddle Pass and Menchaca Road. The station features a park and ride lot with over 200 parking spaces, and is served by several local bus routes as well as CapMetro Rapid Route 803. [3] The station is the terminus of multiple routes; particularly MetroRapid Route 803 which provides express access to downtown and points north.
The facility opened in 2019 after CapMetro was unable to negotiate a parking lease deal with the previous terminus in the Westgate Shopping Center located at South Lamar and Westgate Boulevards. [4] The transit center uniquely provides shaded covered parking by making use of the empty space underneath the SH 71-US 290 freeway.