Texas Medical Center Transit Center (METRORail station)

Texas Medical Center Transit Center
A group of METRO buses parked at the Texas Medical Center Transfer Station
Location	6910 Fannin Street, Houston, TX
Coordinates	29°42′14.97″N 95°24′10.33″W / 29.7041583°N 95.4028694°W
Owned by	METRO
Line(s)	Red Line
Platforms	Island
Tracks	two
Construction
Parking	private garages nearby
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	January 1, 2004[1]
Services
Preceding station   METRORail   Following station Smith Lands toward Fannin South Red Line Dryden/TMC toward Northline Transit Center

Texas Medical Center Transit Center is a station on the METRO METRORail Red Line in Houston, Texas (USA). The station is located within the Texas Medical Center and is located at the intersection of Fannin Street and Pressler Street. A pedestrian overpass connects the light rail platforms with platforms for buses.

Routes that go through the TMC Transit Center include:

• METRO Red Line
• 2 Bellaire
• 4 Beechnut
• 10 Willowbend
• 14 Hiram Clarke
• 27 Shepherd
• 28 OST-Wayside
• 41 Kirby/Polk
• 56 Airline/Montrose
• 60 Cambridge
• 68 Braeswood
• 84 Buffalo Speedway
• 87 Sunnyside
• 170 - Missouri City Express
• 292/297/298 - Texas Medical Center Corridor
  • 292 - West Bellfort/Westwood-Texas Medical Center Park & Ride
  • 297 - South Point/Monroe Park & Ride
  • 298 - Addicks/Northwest Transit Center -Texas Medical Center Park & Ride
• 402 - Quickline Bellaire

In 2011 Kirksey Architecture announced that it plans to build a 65,000-square-foot (6,000 m²) complex on top of the existing TMC Transit Center.^[2]

Gallery

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  Texas Medical Center Transit Center

References

1. Wall, Lucas (January 1, 2004). "Main Street light rail; New ride for the new year; Festivals mark inaugural day for Metro train". Houston Chronicle. p. A1.
2. "Metro Transit Center." Kirksey Architecture. Retrieved on January 14, 2011.

External links

• TMC Transit Center