Houston station (Texas Central)

Houston is the planned southern terminus of the Texas Central Railway high-speed line. The station is located in the Lazybrook/Timbergrove neighborhood of Houston, Texas, northeast of the Interstate 610 and U.S. Route 290 interchange at the site of the former Northwest Mall. The station is about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the METRO Northwest Transit Center and about 8 miles (13 km) from Downtown.^[1]

Houston
General information
Location	Houston, Texas
Coordinates	29.7992°N 95.4541°W / 29.7992; -95.4541
Line(s)	Texas Central Railway
History
Opening	2026 (2026)
Planned service
Preceding station Texas Central Railway Following station Brazos Valley towards Dallas Texas Central Railway Terminus
Location Houston Location within Texas

Planning

Three alternatives were considered for the Houston passenger terminal: the former Northwest Mall, the industrial site directly southwest of the mall, and the nearby METRO Northwest Transit Center.^[2][3] The mall was chosen as the station site in 2018.^[1]

References

1. Formby, Brandon (February 5, 2020). "Bullet train developers want to turn Houston's Northwest Mall into major transit hub". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
2. "MAJOR MILESTONE: Texas Bullet Train moves ahead with Federal Draft Environmental Impact Statement - Texas Central". Texas Central. December 15, 2017. Archived from the original on May 30, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
3. Spieler, Christof (December 15, 2017). ".@TexasCentral DEIS shows 3 Houston station options for 90min high speed rail line to Dallas". Twitter. Retrieved December 17, 2017.