Wheeler station explained

Wheeler
Type:Light rail, on site bus transfer
Address:4500½ Main Street, Houston, TX
Line: Red Line
University/Blue Line (future)
Other:5, 25, 65, 152, 153
Structure:At grade
Platform:2 side platforms
Levels:1
Tracks:2
Bicycle:Racks located at station; bicycles allowed on Metrorail during off-peak hours
Pass System:Qcard (RIFD)
Accessible:yes
Zone:1 Local
Other Services Header:Proposed services (2030)[1]
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail-light
Zoom:15

Wheeler Station is a station on the METRO Red Line in Houston. The station is located at the intersection of Main Street and Wheeler Street in Midtown.[2]

This station will also be a transfer station for the METRORapid University Line, when it is built.

Prior to the construction of the METRORail Purple Line, Wheeler Station was the only station in the system that had platforms that faced each other. UH South/University Oaks station became the second station to implement this platform configuration.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: METRORapid University Corridor Bus Rapid Transit METRO Houston, TX . . en . Construction is now expected to begin summer 2026. It’s anticipated that construction will last about four years with a start of service now planned for 2030..
  2. 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.