McGowen station explained

McGowen

Address:

Main Street at McGowen Street

Platform:

1 island platform

Tracks:

two

Parking:

none

Pass System:

Qcard

Accessible:

Yes

Mapframe:

yes

Mapframe-Custom:

Shape:	none
Line:	none
Marker:	rail-light
Zoom:	15

McGowen is an island platformed METRORail light rail station in Houston, Texas, United States. The station was opened on January 1, 2004^[1] and is operated by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (METRO). Located in Midtown,^[2] this station is at the intersection of Main Street and McGowen Street. The station is split into two platforms: northbound is located on Main north of McGowen and southbound is located on Main south of McGowen.

Design and artwork

The McGowen station was designed by local artist Floyd Newsum, as "an interpretation of the look and feel of the physical landscape of Midtown Houston."^[3] This includes mosaic-paneled columns, skyline-patterned railings and colored pavement along the platform. Motifs include images from historical Third Ward mansions. The mosaic panels were made by artist Jonathan Brown^[4] and NATEX Corporation was the station's architect.

Notes and References

News: Lucas . Wall . The Houston Chronicle . A1 . Main Street light rail; New ride for the new year; Festivals mark inaugural day for Metro train . January 1, 2004 .
There are separate boundaries for the Midtown Super Neighborhood and the Midtown Management District. See City of Houston maps: Midtown Super Neighborhood and Management district map. Retrieved on June 4, 2019. - Also see: 2006 Midtown Management District Land Use Map and "SERVICE AND IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND ASSESSMENT PLAN FOR FISCAL YEARS 2015-2024 ." Midtown Houston Management District. Retrieved on April 4, 2009. Map on page 25/25 of the PDF.
Web site: METRO Red Line - McGowen. METRO Houston. 18 September 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141114101806/http://www.ridemetro.org/SchedulesMaps/RedLine/McGowen.aspx. 14 November 2014.
Web site: McGowen Station Houston METRO Houston, Texas | CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTS. MosaicArt. 18 September 2014. https://archive.today/20140918140907/http://www.mosaicart.us/corporate-environments/mcgowen-stationhouston-metrohouston-texas-4_11_33.html. 18 September 2014. dead.