Museum District station

Light rail station in Houston, Texas

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Museum District

northbound platform

General information
Location| Northbound: 5640 San Jacinto Street
Southbound: 5660 Fannin Street
Houston, Texas
Owned by| Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
Line(s)|  Red Line
Platforms| 2 side platforms
Tracks| 2
Connections|  METRO: 5, 65, 292
Construction
Accessible| Yes
History
Opened| January 1, 2004; 21 years ago (2004-01-01) [1]
Services
| Preceding station  |  METRORail | Following station

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Hermann Park/Rice University

toward Fannin South

|  | Red Line |  | Wheeler

toward Northline Transit Center/HCC

Location

Museum District Station is a light rail station in south-central Houston, Texas, United States. The station serves the Red Line of Houston's METRORail system. The station is located in the southern end of the Houston Museum District, a neighborhood containing Houston's largest museums. Institutions near the station include the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Children's Museum of Houston, Holocaust Museum Houston, The Health Museum, and the Houston Museum of Natural Science.

The station's northbound and southbound are located on separate, parallel one-way streets (San Jacinto Street and Fannin Street, respectively) on opposite sides of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Visitor Center. Museum District is the one of four METRORail stations and the only Red Line station with such a layout.

## History

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Plans for a rail line along Main and Fannin Streets, which would pass through the Museum District while connecting Downtown and Texas Medical Center, date to 1990.[2] Construction began on the line, including the Museum District station, in 2001.[3]

Museum District was the only station on the Main Street line to place its northbound and southbound stations on separate streets. This was done to maximize the number of lanes open on Fannin Street, which needed to be kept high-capacity to offset a narrowing of the nearby Main Street.[3] Glass canopies at the station were decorated with abstract art by artist Maggi Battalino.[4]

The station, along with the rest of the line, opened on January 1, 2004.[1] To tie in with the opening, the nearby Children's Museum of Houston opened an exhibit on the science of transportation.[5]

## References

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1. ^ a b Wall, Lucas (January 1, 2004). "New ride for the new year: Festivals mark inaugural day for Metro train". Houston Chronicle. Hearst Corporation. pp. A1 – via NewsBank.
2. ^ Roth, Bennett (October 14, 1990). "Med Center transit plan may have people mover: High-density area makes it "a natural"". Houston Chronicle. Hearst Communications. pp. 1A – via NewsBank.
3. ^ a b Sallee, Rad; Christian, Carol (April 1, 2001). "Rail means big changes for Main corridor: Line to disrupt routines of `stakeholders'". Houston Chronicle. Hearst Communications. pp. 31A – via NewsBank.
4. ^ Pugh, Clifford (June 20, 2002). "Corridor of Culture: Light rail opens up possibilities for a pathway to city's museums". Houston Chronicle. Hearst Communications. p. 1 – via NewsBank.
5. ^ Achen, Paris (January 7, 2004). "Train reaction: Children's Museum exhibit explores city transit alongside light rail debut". Houston Chronicle. Hearst Communications. pp. 20A – via NewsBank.

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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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Houston Museum District

Institutions|

* Children's Museum of Houston
* Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
* The Health Museum
* Holocaust Museum Houston
* Houston Museum of Natural Science
* Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
* Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden
* First Presbyterian Church
* Logue House (Italian Cultural and Community Center)
* Asia Society Texas Center

METRORail stations|

* Museum District

Education|

* Houston Public Library
* Houston Independent School District
* Presbyterian School
* Post Oak High School

This list is incomplete.

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