Burnett Transit Center
rail station in Houston, Texas
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.
It has three tracks accessed by two island platforms, one for each direction (the Spanish solution). 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.
Bus connections
3 Langley-Little York
51 Hardy-Kelley
52 Hardy-Ley
79 Irvington
References
External links
Burnett Transit Center. December, 2012
Red Line Stations Map
"Upcoming rail, freeway openings just the beginning for both - Houston Chronicle". Houstonchronicle.com.
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