Altic/Howard Hughes station explained

Altic/Howard Hughes
Type:Light rail station
Address:Harrisburg Blvd and Altic Street
Houston, Texas
Coordinates:29.7412°N -95.3202°W
Owned:METRO
Line: Green Line
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Structure:Surface
Accessible:yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail-light
Zoom:15

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 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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Connelly . Richard . December 20, 2011 . Howard Hughes Gets a Light-Rail Station Named After Him . . March 18, 2016.
  2. News: Begley . Dug . May 22, 2015 . Metro's new rail lines open Saturday . . March 18, 2016.
  3. News: Begley . Dug . January 9, 2017 . Long awaited, and long delayed, Metro's Green Line set to open . Houston Chronicle . February 2, 2017.