Altic/Howard Hughes station
Altic/Howard Hughes is a light rail station in Houston, Texas on the METRORail system. It is served by 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 | |||||||||||
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| Light rail station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Harrisburg Blvd and Altic Street Houston, Texas | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°44′28.2″N 95°19′12.6″W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | METRO | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Green Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Surface | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | May 23, 2015 | ||||||||||
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Altic/Howard Hughes station opened on May 23, 2015, as part of the Green Line's first phase, serving as its eastern terminus.[2] An extension opened on January 11, 2017, moving the terminus to Magnolia Park Transit Center.[3]
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.
- Begley, Dug (January 9, 2017). "Long awaited, and long delayed, Metro's Green Line set to open". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
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