MLK Jr. station
MLK Jr. station is a CapMetro Rail hybrid rail station in Austin, Texas. It was built with a musical theme in mind and is located in East Austin at the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Alexander Avenue.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Texas, the United States of America
- Also known as: “ML King Jr. station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rosewood Park and George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center.
Rosewood Park
Park
Rosewood Neighborhood Park is a public park in East Austin, Texas. The park features tennis courts, playscapes, swimming pool, splash pad, as well as the Delores Duffie Recreation Center and the Doris "Dorie" Miller Auditorium.
George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center
Museum
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The George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center is a museum and cultural center in east Austin, Texas, housed in the former George Washington Carver branch of the Austin Public Library. George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center is situated 1 mile southwest of MLK Jr. station.
Red and Charline McCombs Field
Pitch
The Red and Charline McCombs Field is the current home of the University of Texas Longhorn Women's Softball team. Opening in 1998 at a cost of $4.5 million, the stadium seats 1,254 and is named after university benefactor Red McCombs and his wife Charline. Red and Charline McCombs Field is situated 1 mile west of MLK Jr. station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Austin and Mueller Community.
East Austin
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East Austin is a district of Austin, to the north of Lady Bird Lake and to the east of IH-35. This includes the area set aside as the "Negro district" in the infamous 1928 official city segregation plan, and "Mexicans" were informally encouraged to concentrate here.
Mueller Community
Neighborhood
Mueller is a 711-acre Planned Unit Development in the east-central portion of the city of Austin, Texas, United States. The project is in the process of long-term development on the former site of the Robert Mueller Municipal Airport, which was closed in 1999…
Hancock
Neighborhood
Hancock is a neighborhood in north-central Austin, Texas. Hancock encompasses ZIP codes 78751 and 78705. Hancock is located north of Downtown Austin and the University of Texas.
MLK Jr. station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Travis, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.27981° or 30° 16′ 47″ northLongitude
-97.70911° or 97° 42′ 33″ westOpen location code
862477HR+W9OpenStreetMap ID
node 2128336815OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q6716588
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In Other Languages
“MLK Jr. station” goes by many names.
- French: “gare de MLK Jr.”
- French: “MLK Jr.”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Alexander Neighborhood Park and SFC Teaching Garden.
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