Burnett Transit Center

The Burnett Transit Center is an elevated light rail station on the METRORail Red Line in Houston, Texas, United States. It was built as part of the North/Red Line Extension, and opened on December 21, 2013.

Burnett Transit Center
General information
Location	North Main Street near Burnett Street Houston, Texas USA
Coordinates	29°46′20″N 95°21′34″W
Owned by	METRO
Line(s)	Red Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	3
Construction
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	December 21, 2013 (2013-12-21)
Services
Preceding station METRORail Following station UH–Downtown toward Fannin South Red Line Quitman/Near Northside toward Northline Transit Center

It has three tracks accessed by two island platforms, one for each direction. The center track is used by northbound trains short-turning to return southbound. These trains unload passengers onto the eastern (northbound) platform, and load passengers from the western (southbound) platform.

The station features a six-bay bus terminal and a "Kiss and Ride" facility at ground level.

The station is located above the intersection of North Main Street and Burnett Street, which was once proposed for a multimodal transit hub prior to 2011.

Bus connections

• 3 Langley-Little York
• 51 Hardy-Kelley
• 52 Hardy-Ley
• 79 Irvington

External links

• Ridemetro.org
• Ridemetro.org
• "Upcoming rail, freeway openings just the beginning for both - Houston Chronicle". Houstonchronicle.com. 15 December 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
• "YouTube - Houston Metro Rail - Red Line extension (from north terminus to downtown)". Youtube.com. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
• "On riding the North Line – Off the Kuff". Offthekuff.com. Retrieved 2014-01-11.