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.
5-400: 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
10-600: Is located above the intersection of North Main Street and Burnett Street, which was once proposed for a multimodal transit hub prior to 2011. This article relating to rapid transit systems in the United States is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Texas train station-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Houston Intermodal Transit Center The Houston Intermodal Transit Center (also known as Burnett Plaza )
15-521: The station at the level of the public space in a loop, and Lower Main Street, which would have gone underneath the entire station and continued on as North Main Street. Following METRO's 2010 annual audit, the agency decided to cancel the project as part of a US$ 168 million write-down of worthless or non-existent assets. The value of the land US$ 21 million was to be recorded separately as a remaining asset. A smaller light rail station and bus terminal , named Burnett Transit Center , opened in 2013 on
20-490: The structure would have been a modern glass and steel building surrounding a "great space". Because the facility would have been built over the tracks, one of the dominant features would have been a grand staircase. The center was designed as a multi-level station with heavy rail (commuter, Amtrak , Union Pacific freight) running under a large public space with light rail running via an elevated structure. Main Street would have been split into Upper Main Street, with access to
25-557: Was a planned hub for local, commuter, and intercity transit in Houston ( Texas , USA ). The site is located adjacent to the campus of the University of Houston–Downtown (UHD). The center would have eventually replaced the Houston Amtrak station , as well as various bus terminals throughout the city such as Greyhound Lines . The transit center was designed by EE&K . The plan for
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