Bell station (Houston)

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Bell

General information
Location| Main Street; Between Clay & Bell and Bell & Leeland
Coordinates| 29°45′13.06″N 95°22′3.3″W﻿ / ﻿29.7536278°N 95.367583°W﻿ / 29.7536278; -95.367583
Owned by| METRO
Line(s)|  Red Line
Platforms| Split Island
Tracks| Two
Construction
Parking| Nearby Public Pay Parking (Not Part of METRO)
Bicycle facilities| Adjacent sidewalk racks, Bicycles allowed on train during off peak times (Weekdays: 9am-3pm & 8pm-Close; Weekends: All Times).
Accessible| Yes
History
Opened| January 1, 2004; 19 years ago (2004-01-01)
Services
| Preceding station  |  METRORail | Following station

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Downtown Transit Center

toward Fannin South

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toward Northline Transit Center

Bell station is a METRORail light rail station in Houston, Texas. The station was opened on January 1, 2004[1] and is operated by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (METRO). It is located at the intersection of Main Street and Bell Street in Downtown Houston. This is the fourth station heading south along the rail line.

## Points of interest[edit]

Within several blocks of either platform is the new retail, office & dining complex called GreenStreet. International corporations including Chevron & ExxonMobil also have office buildings within walking distance. It is also the closest stop to the Toyota Center (where the NBA basketball team Houston Rockets play) which is 3 to 4 blocks away.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Wall, Lucas (January 1, 2004). "Main Street light rail; New ride for the new year; Festivals mark inaugural day for Metro train". The Houston Chronicle. p. A1.

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METRORail Red Line stations

Stations|

* Northline Transit Center/HCC
* Melbourne/North Lindale
* Lindale Park
* Cavalcade
* Moody Park
* Fulton/North Central
* Quitman/Near Northside
* Burnett Transit Center
* UH–Downtown
* Preston
* Central Station
* Main Street Square
* Bell
* Downtown Transit Center
* McGowen
* Ensemble/HCC
* Wheeler
* Museum District
* Hermann Park/Rice University
* Memorial Hermann Hospital/Houston Zoo
* Dryden/TMC
* Texas Medical Center Transit Center
* Smith Lands
* Stadium Park/Astrodome
* Fannin South

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Downtown Houston

Areas|

* Houston Skyline District
* Houston Theater District
* Main Street/Market Square Historic District

Education|

| Primary and
secondary schools|

* Houston ISD
* Kinder HSPVA
* Incarnate Word Academy

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Colleges and
universities|

* University of Houston–Downtown (Template)
* South Texas College of Law
* Houston Community College (closest campus is Midtown)

Libraries|

* Houston Public Library (Jones Building, Julia Ideson Building, and HPL Express Discovery Green)

Skyscrapers and
complexes|

* 609 Main at Texas
* 919 Milam
* 1000 Main
* 1200 Travis
* 1500 Louisiana Street
* 1600 Smith Street
* Allen Center
* Devon Energy Tower
* 1400 Smith Street
* Bank of America Center
* Bayou Place
* BG Group Place
* Calpine Center
* CenterPoint Energy Plaza
* Club Quarters Hotel
* Cullen Center
* 1600 Smith Street
* KBR Tower
* El Paso Energy Building
* Enterprise Plaza
* Esperson Buildings
* ExxonMobil Building
* First City Tower
* GreenStreet (Houston Pavilions)
* Heritage Plaza
* Hess Tower
* Houston Center
* Four Seasons Hotel Houston
* Houston House Apartments
* Houston Post-Dispatch Building
* Hyatt Regency Houston
* JW Marriott Downtown Houston
* Bob Lanier Public Works Building
* JPMorgan Chase Building
* JPMorgan Chase Tower
* Magnolia Hotel
* One City Centre
* One Park Place
* One Shell Plaza
* Pennzoil Place
* Total Plaza
* Wedge International Tower
* Wells Fargo Plaza

Parks and
public plazas|

* Allen's Landing
* Discovery Green
* Market Square Park
* Sam Houston Park
* Sesquicentennial Park
* Tranquillity Park

National Register of
Historic Places|

* Houston Cotton Exchange Building
* Annunciation Church
* Antioch Missionary Baptist Church
* Beaconsfield
* James Bute Company Warehouse
* Christ Church
* City National Bank Building
* W. L. Foley Building
* Gulf Building
* Hogg Building
* Houston City Hall
* Houston Post-Dispatch Building
* Humble Oil Building
* Julia Ideson Building
* Kennedy Bakery
* Kress Building
* Main Street/Market Square Historic District
* McKee Street Bridge
* Merchants and Manufacturers Building
* National Biscuit Company Building
* Palace Hotel
* Paul Building
* Rice Lofts
* The Sam Houston Hotel
* San Jacinto Street Bridge
* Scanlan Building
* South Texas National Bank
* State National Bank Building
* Stowers Building
* Sweeney, Coombs, and Fredericks Building
* Texas Company Building
* Texas State Hotel
* US Customhouse
* Union Station (Houston)
* Willow Street Pump Station

Other landmarks|

* 1910 Harris County Courthouse
* Alley Theatre
* Bayou Place
* George R. Brown Convention Center
* Capitol Lofts
* Downtown Aquarium
* Federal Detention Center, Houston
* Franklin Lofts
* Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
* Great Jones Building
* Harris County jails
* Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
* Houston Club
* Hotel Icon
* Houston tunnel system
* Jones Hall
* Joe Kegans State Jail
* Kiam Building
* Minute Maid Park
* Petroleum Club of Houston
* Pillot Building
* Texas Company Annex
* Toyota Center
* Wortham Theater Center

METRORail lines|

* Red
* Green
* Purple

METRORail stations|

* Bell
* Central Station
* Convention District
* Downtown Transit Center
* Main Street Square
* Preston
* Theater District
* UH–Downtown

History|

* 1928 Democratic National Convention
* Gulf Hotel fire

This list is incomplete.
Sam Houston Math, Science, and Technology Center was in Downtown until 1955

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