Reliant Park Station

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Reliant Park
Station statistics
Address	8400 block Fannin @ Holly Hall Streets, Houston
Lines	Red Line
Platforms	Island
Tracks	two
Other information
Opened	January 1, 2004
Accessible
Owned by	METRO

Reliant Park is a station on the METRORail Red Line in Houston, Texas (USA). The station is located at the intersection of Fannin Street and Holly Hall Street, next to Reliant Park. This station is decorated with various photographs from The Astrodome's history including the Rodeo, the Houston Astros and an Elvis concert.

Points of interest near Reliant Park Station include convention and entertainment facilities such as the Reliant Astrodome, Reliant Stadium, Reliant Arena and Reliant Center. The station served Astroworld until the park closed in October 2005. The station also serves commuters working downtown or in the Texas Medical Center area, many of whom live in large apartment and condominium complexes located nearby.

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Reliant Park Station includes the only closed platform in the system. The station has a second platform on the Southbound Side opposite the island platform that is not in use.

Preceding station		METRORail		Following station
Fannin South Terminus		Red Line		Smith Lands toward University of Houston-Downtown

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