McGowen station

McGowen

Northbound platforms for McGowen station

General information

Location

Main Street at McGowen Street

Coordinates

29°44′44.76″N 95°22′25.7″W / 29.7457667°N 95.373806°W

Owned by

METRO

Line(s)

Red Line

Platforms

1 island platform

Tracks

two

Construction

Parking

none

Accessible

Yes

History

Opened

January 1, 2004; 20 years ago

Services

Preceding station	METRORail			Following station
Ensemble/HCC toward Fannin South		Red Line		Downtown Transit Center toward Northline Transit Center

McGowen is an island platformed METRORail light rail station in Houston, Texas, United States. The station was opened on January 1, 2004^[1] and is operated by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (METRO). Located in Midtown,^[2] this station is at the intersection of Main Street and McGowen Street. The station is split into two platforms: northbound is located on Main north of McGowen and southbound is located on Main south of McGowen.

Design and artwork

The McGowen station was designed by local artist Floyd Newsum, as "an interpretation of the look and feel of the physical landscape of Midtown Houston."^[3] This includes mosaic-paneled columns, skyline-patterned railings and colored pavement along the platform. Motifs include images from historical Third Ward mansions. The mosaic panels were made by artist Jonathan Brown^[4] and NATEX Corporation was the station's architect.^[3]

References

^ Wall, Lucas (January 1, 2004). "Main Street light rail; New ride for the new year; Festivals mark inaugural day for Metro train". The Houston Chronicle. p. A1.
^ 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 Archived 2018-01-29 at the Wayback Machine." Midtown Houston Management District. Retrieved on April 4, 2009. Map on page 25/25 of the PDF.
^ ^a ^b "METRO Red Line - McGowen". METRO Houston. Archived from the original on 14 November 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
^ "McGowen Station Houston METRO Houston, Texas | CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTS". MosaicArt. Archived from the original on 18 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.