Plaza Saltillo station explained

Plaza Saltillo
Style:CMTA
Style2:red
Address:412 Comal Street
Austin, TX 78702
Coordinates:30.2622°N -97.7276°W
Platform:1 side platform
Parking:Limited spaces; Street
Bicycle:Yes (Bikeshare)
Opened:March 22, 2010[1]
Accessible:Yes
Other Services Header:Future services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail
Zoom:12

Plaza Saltillo station is a CapMetro Rail hybrid rail station in Austin, Texas. It is located in East Austin at the corner of Fifth and Comal Street adjacent to the Plaza Saltillo complex which, in turn, was built in 1998 as a result of a collaborative effort between the city of Austin, the city of Saltillo (a sister city of Austin), Capital Metro and Ole Mexico, an east Austin cultural group.[2] To smoothly incorporate the station in the existing plaza layout and still ensure ADA accessibility, the platform was built with a unique "split ramp" layout, with two high-level sections split by a pair of wheelchair ramps. Railcars stop with their doors aligned with the high-level platform sections, providing level access. With Project Connect, the Green Line will also stop at this station.

References

  1. News: Wear . Ben . MetroRail launches with smooth start . Austin American-Statesman . A1 . March 23, 2010.
  2. Web site: Welcome to Plaza Saltillo . February 14, 2009 . Capital MetroBlog . Capital Metro . December 3, 2010.

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