UH–Downtown (METRORail station)

UH–Downtown is a station on the METRORail Red Line in Houston, Texas (USA), and it is the northern terminus of the Red Line. The station is located on top of the Main Street viaduct at the campus of the University of Houston–Downtown (UHD).

Upon arrival, incoming passengers deboard the train and the operator switches cabs for the return trip. (METRORail trains have one cab for each direction of travel.) After about a seven minute layover the train departs for the Fannin South station. Sometimes during peak travel times, one train will wait for the next train to pull in onto the other track before departing.

This station is located on top of the Main Street viaduct. Due to space limitations, it has an extremely narrow platform. As a result, the ticket vending machines are located on the property of the University of Houston–Downtown.

Connecting bus routes

A bus stop is located just north of the platform. Connecting bus routes are:

• 1 Hospital
• 5 Kashmere Gardens/Southmore
• 9 North Main/Gulfton
• 15 Fulton
• 24 Northline
• 52 Hirsch/Scott
• 60 South MacGregor/Hardy
• 137 Northshore Limited

Points of interest

The One Main Building (formerly Merchants and Manufacturers Building) and Willow Street Pump Station are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Both buildings are located on the campus of the University of Houston–Downtown (UHD).

The One Main Building is adjacent to the METRORail station at 1 Main Street. The Willow Street Pump Station is within walking distance at 811 N. San Jacinto Street.

Allen's Landing—the birthplace of the city of Houston—is at the confluence of White Oak Bayou and Buffalo Bayou, and Allen's Landing Park are adjacent to the University of Houston–Downtown.

References

This page's main reference is www.ridemetro.org, Houston METRO's Official Website.