TSU/UH Athletics District station explained

TSU/UH Athletics District
Type:Light rail station
Address:Scott Street & E Alabama Avenue
Houston, Texas
Coordinates:29.7221°N -95.3514°W
Owned:METRO
Line: Purple Line
Platforms:2 island platforms
Tracks:3
Structure:Surface
Accessible:yes
Other Services Header:Proposed services (2030)
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail-light
Zoom:15

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Begley . Dug . May 22, 2015 . Metro's new rail lines open Saturday . . March 18, 2016.
  2. Web site: August 24, 2017 . Metro Board of Directors Meeting Agenda, August 24, 2017 . Metro . 85 . October 15, 2017.
  3. February 20, 2014 . METRORail System Plan . GO METRORail . Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County . July 10, 2016.