Burnett Transit Center

Burnett Transit Center
General information
LocationNorth Main Street near Burnett Street
Houston, Texas
USA
Coordinates29°46′20″N 95°21′34″W / 29.7721°N 95.3594°W / 29.7721; -95.3594
Owned byMETRO
Line(s) Red Line
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks3
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedDecember 21, 2013; 10 years ago (2013-12-21)
Services
Preceding station METRORail Following station
UH–Downtown Red Line Quitman/Near Northside
Location
Map

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]

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]

  1. ^ Begley, Dug (December 20, 2013). "North Line latest step, but hardly the last". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  2. ^ Moran, Chris (February 21, 2016). "Houston transit takes a $168M hit for useless projects". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 10, 2016.