Museum District station

Museum District
northbound platform
General information
LocationNorthbound: 5640 San Jacinto Street
Southbound: 5660 Fannin Street
Houston, Texas
Owned byMetropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
Line(s) Red Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections METRO: 5, 65, 292
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJanuary 1, 2004 (2004-01-01)
Services
Preceding station METRORail Following station
Hermann Park/Rice University Red Line Wheeler
Location

Museum District Station is a light rail station in south-central Houston, Texas, United States. The station serves the Red Line of Houston's METRORail system. The station is located in the southern end of the Houston Museum District, a neighborhood containing Houston's largest museums. Institutions near the station include the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Children's Museum of Houston, Holocaust Museum Houston, The Health Museum, and the Houston Museum of Natural Science.

The station's northbound and southbound are located on separate, parallel one-way streets (San Jacinto Street and Fannin Street, respectively) on opposite sides of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Visitor Center. Museum District is the one of four METRORail stations and the only Red Line station with such a layout.