Magnolia Park Transit Center

Magnolia Park Transit Center is a light rail and bus station in Houston, Texas on the METRORail system. It is the eastern terminus of the Green Line and is located on Harrisburg Boulevard at 70th Street in Magnolia Park, in the East End. Nearby the station are many restaurants and taquerias. The Magnolia Park shopping center is a half block down the street at Harrisburg and Sgt. Macario Garcia Drive.

Magnolia Park Transit Center
Light rail station
General information
Location	Harrisburg Blvd and 70th Street Houston, Texas
Coordinates	29°44′09.2″N 95°18′10.4″W
Owned by	METRO
Line(s)	Green Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Surface
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	January 11, 2017 (2017-01-11)
Services
Preceding station METRORail Following station Cesar Chavez/67th Street toward Theater District Green Line Terminus
Location

The light rail station opened on January 11, 2017, as part of the Green Line's second phase, extending it east from its initial terminus at Altic/Howard Hughes station.^[1]

Bus routes

• 20: Canal/Memorial
• 28: OST–Wayside
• 38: Manchester–Lawndale
• 50: Broadway to Hobby Airport
• 76: Evergreen

Multi-Modal Facilities

The Magnolia Park Transit Center is bound by Harrisburg and the Green Line to the North, 70th Street to the East, Capitol Street to the South, and commercial developments to the West.

The Magnolia Park TC includes access to the METRORail Green Line which runs west towards the Theater District in Downtown Houston. The Magnolia Park TC serves as the eastern terminus of the line. The transit center features local bus service, a pickup/drop-off drive, passenger canopy, B-Cycle bike share kiosk, and a Park & Ride parking lot.

Future southeast expansion of the Green Line to Hobby Airport is in the planning stages and would serve as a direct connector between one of Houston's major airports and Downtown Houston. BCycle currently serves the transit center, however, it is anticipated that the transit center will house METRO Bikeshare in the future following announcement of their forthcoming bike-share program.^[2]

Parking

• There is a Park and Ride lot for vehicles across Capitol St that includes 78 total parking stalls (4 of which are ADA stalls)
• Limited bike parking available
• No bike lockers or storage facilities

Transport

• Light Rail
• Local Bus
• Private/Uber/Lyft pickup and drop-off drive
• BCycle, METRO Bikeshare (future)

Intercity

The Magnolia Park Transit Center is in proximity to many private bus service terminals that provide Intercity travel to cities across the United States, primarily across the South, and Mexico. Nearby private bus services include:

• Autobuses Americanos (7000 Harrisburg Blvd, Houston, TX 77011)
• Greyhound SE Bus Station (7000 Harrisburg Blvd, Houston, TX 77011)
• Grupo Senda (7011 Harrisburg Blvd, Houston, TX 77011)
• Turimex Internacional (7011 Harrisburg Blvd, Houston, TX 77011)
• Zima Real Bus Line (6949 Harrisburg Blvd, Houston, TX 77011)

Common US destinations include:

• Atlanta, Georgia
• Austin, Texas
• Dallas, Texas
• Charlotte, North Carolina
• Chicago, Illinois
• Huntsville, Alabama
• Kansas City, Missouri
• Memphis, Tennessee
• Mobile, Alabama
• Montgomery, Alabama
• Nashville, Tennessee
• Natchez, Mississippi
• Raleigh, North Carolina
• San Antonio, Texas

Common Mexican destinations include:

• Guadalajara, Jalisco
• Matehuala, San Luis Potosí
• Mexico City, Mexico
• Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
• Morelia, Michoacan
• Reynosa, Tamaulipas
• San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí
• Tampico, Tamaulipas

Trails

There are Hike & Bike trails and bike lanes within proximity to the Magnolia Park Transit Center. Alignments within a mile of the transit center include the following:

• Capitol Street Bike Shareway
• Brays Bayou Greenway Trail
• Sunset Hike & Bike Trail
• Harrisburg Hike & Bike Trail
• Lawndale Bike Lane
• 72nd Street/Forest Hill Bike Lane (future)^[3]

References

1. Begley, Dug (January 9, 2017). "Long awaited, and long delayed, Metro's Green Line set to open". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
2. Zuvanich, Adam (2023-01-20). "METRO could take over Houston's sputtering bike-share program – Houston Public Media". www.houstonpublicmedia.org. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
3. "A Bike Plan for the East End". East End District. 2021-10-04. Retrieved 2023-10-18.