Altic/Howard Hughes (METRORail station)
Altic/Howard Hughes | ||||||||||||||||
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| Light rail station | ||||||||||||||||
| Location |
Harrisburg Blvd and Altic Street Houston, Texas | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°44′28.2″N 95°19′12.6″W / 29.741167°N 95.320167°WCoordinates: 29°44′28.2″N 95°19′12.6″W / 29.741167°N 95.320167°W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | METRO | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |
 Green Line | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Surface | |||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | May 23, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
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Altic/Howard Hughes is a light rail station in Houston, Texas on the METRORail system. It is the current eastern terminus of the Green Line and is located on Harrisburg Boulevard at Altic Street in the East End. The station is named for Altic Street as well as Howard Hughes, who built a Hughes Tool Company factory in the area.[1]
Altic/Howard Hughes station opened on May 23, 2015, as part of the Green Line's first phase.[2]
References
- ↑ Connelly, Richard (December 20, 2011). "Howard Hughes Gets a Light-Rail Station Named After Him". Houston Press. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
- ↑ Begley, Dug (May 22, 2015). "Metro's new rail lines open Saturday". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
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