Preston station
Preston is a station on the METRORail Red Line in Houston, Texas. The station is located on the 300 block of Main Street, between Preston and Congress avenues in Downtown Houston.Photo: WhisperToMe, Public domain.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: station on the METRORail Red Line in Houston, Texas, USA
- Also known as: “Preston”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Market Square Park and Minute Maid Park.
Market Square Park
Park
Photo: Brianreading, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Market Square Park is a public park in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States. Originally set aside by the Houston Town Company as "Congress Square," the public square was used as a marketplace and city hall, which assumed the name, "Market Square." The City of Houston constructed four different market house/city halls, the first of which opened in 1840. Market Square Park is situated 530 feet northwest of Preston station.
Minute Maid Park
Stadium
Photo: Delaywaves, CC BY 3.0.
Daikin Park is a retractable roof stadium in Houston, Texas, United States. It opened in 2000 and is the home ballpark of the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball. Minute Maid Park is situated 2,500 feet southeast of Preston station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Houston and Houston.
Downtown Houston
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Downtown is the central business district of Houston. It is bounded by the I-10, I-45, and I-69 freeways.
Houston
Photo: Ed Schipul, CC BY 2.0.
Houston is a sprawling port city in Southeastern Texas. An oil boom and continuing international immigration has brought explosive growth to the city, and it is now the fifth largest metropolitan area in the United States and the most diverse large city since 2021.
Fourth Ward
Suburb
Photo: WhisperToMe, Public domain.
Fourth Ward is one of the historic six wards of Houston, Texas, United States. The Fourth Ward is located inside the 610 Loop directly west of and adjacent to Downtown Houston.
Preston station
- Categories: tram stop, station, and transportation
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.76149° or 29° 45′ 41″ northLongitude
-95.36135° or 95° 21′ 41″ westOperator
Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Houston, TexasNetwork
MetroOpen location code
76X6QJ6Q+HFOpenStreetMap ID
node 2124557511OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q7241826
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Urdu—“Preston station” goes by many names.
- French: “Preston”
- Urdu: “پریسٹن اسٹیشن (ہیوسٹن)”
- Urdu: “پریسٹن اسٹیشن”
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