Houston Intermodal Transit Center

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Houston Intermodal Transit Center
Intermodal

Station statistics

Address

Main Street @ Burnett

Lines

Amtrak

Sunset Limited

Metrorail

Red Line/Main Street Line

Blue Line/Northline

Connections

Intercity Bus, Future Commuter Rail

Levels

Parking

yes

Baggage check

yes

Other information

Opened

2012

Accessible

Owned by

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas

Formerly

Houston (Amtrak station)

Services

(Existing service to serve station)

Preceding station		METRORail		Following station

University of Houston-Downtown toward Fannin South		Red Line		Train station#Terminus toward University of Houston-Downtown

Preceding station		Amtrak		Following station
San Antonio toward Los Angeles		Sunset Limited		Beaumont toward New Orleans

The Houston Intermodal Transit Center is proposed to be a hub for local, commuter, and intercity transit in Houston, Texas. The center will replace the Houston Amtrak station, as well as various bus terminals throughout the city.

1 Design
2 Judge Hernandez Tunnel
3 Land acquisition
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Design

The current plan for the structure will be a modern glass and steel building surrounding a "great space". Because the facility will be built over the tracks, one of the dominant features will be a grand staircase. The center will consist of a multi-level station with heavy rail (commuter, Amtrak, Union Pacific freight) running under a large public space with light rail running via an elevated structure. Main street will be split into upper Main street which will access the station at the level of the public space in a loop, and lower Main street which will go underneath the entire station and continue on as North Main street.

station levels
Top Level	Red Line/Main Street Line
Main Level	Upper Main Street Ticketing Drop off and Pick up Shopping Waiting Areas
Lower Level	Local/Intercity/Commuter Bus Amtrak Commuter Train BRT Future Light Rail
Judge Hernandez Tunnel	Lower Main Street

[edit] Judge Hernandez Tunnel

The Judge Hernandez Tunnel, which currently travels under the rail yard where the station will be built, will be rebuilt to carry Main street under the entire complex.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Land acquisition

As of May 2007, METRO has authorized the negotiations for acquiring the first 9 acres of land in the vicinity of Burnett and Main Street for the Intermodal transit facility.^{[citation needed]}