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Houston station

Houston station is an Amtrak intercity train station in , Texas. It was built in 1959 by the Southern Pacific Railroad to replace the nearby Grand Central Station.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: Amtrak station in Houston, Texas, US
  • Address: Houston, TX

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Downtown Aquarium and Wortham Theatre Center.

Public aquarium
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a for profit aquarium and located in , United States, that was developed from two Houston landmarks: Fire Station No. is situated 1,200 feet south of Houston station.

Theater building
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The Wortham Theater Center is a performing arts center located in , , . The Wortham Theater Center, designed by Eugene Aubry of Morris Architects, was built out of private funds totaling over $66 Million. is situated 1,600 feet south of Houston station.

Park
is an urban park in downtown Houston, Texas. Established in 1989 along the banks of , the 22.5-acre entrance to the park and a 10.4-acre second phase was completed in May 1998, ending the $19 million project that took 14 years to complete. is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Houston station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Houston and Downtown Houston.

Photo: Ed Schipul, CC BY 2.0.
is a sprawling port city in Southeastern . 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.

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Downtown is the central business district of . It is bounded by the I-10, I-45, and I-69 freeways.

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is a general name for the lively area that encompasses the neighborhoods just west of Downtown. It is bounded by I-69/US-59 to the south, I-45 to the east, and Allen Parkway to the north. The western boundary is approximately Shepherd Drive.

Houston station

Latitude
29.76758° or 29° 46′ 3″ north
Longitude
-95.36746° or 95° 22′ 3″ west
Network
Amtrak
Open location code
76X6QJ9M+22
Open­Street­Map ID
node 537584451
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Wiki­data ID
Q9294212
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In Other Languages

From French to Venetian—“Houston station” goes by many names.

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Houston and Ecclesia Dowtown.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Houston station”. Photo: WhisperToMe, Public domain.