TSU/UH Athletics District (METRORail station)

TSU/UH Athletics District
Light rail station
Location Scott Street & E Alabama Avenue
Houston, Texas
Coordinates 29°43′19.4″N 95°21′04.9″W / 29.722056°N 95.351361°W / 29.722056; -95.351361Coordinates: 29°43′19.4″N 95°21′04.9″W / 29.722056°N 95.351361°W / 29.722056; -95.351361
Owned by METRO
Line(s) Purple Line
Platforms 2 island platforms
Tracks 3
Construction
Structure type Surface
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened May 23, 2015 (2015-05-23)
Services
Preceding station   METRORail   Following station
Purple Line
Tierwester
University Line
Proposed
toward Eastwood Transit Center

TSU/UH Athletics District is a light rail station in Houston, Texas on the METRORail system. It is served by the Purple Line and is located on Scott Street near Alabama Avenue. The station is named for the University of Houston, Texas Southern University, and the TDECU Stadium. The station serves both universities.

Robertson Stadium/UH/TSU station opened on May 23, 2015.[1] It was renamed from Robertson Stadium/UH/TSU to TSU/UH Athletics District in August 2017, after Metro received a request from the University of Houston.[2]

The station is proposed as a transfer station for the University Line.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Begley, Dug (May 22, 2015). "Metro's new rail lines open Saturday". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Metro Board of Directors Meeting Agenda, August 24, 2017". Metro. August 24, 2017. p. 85. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  3. ↑ "METRORail System Plan" (PDF) (Map). GO METRORail. Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County. February 20, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
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