Downtown (Capital MetroRail station)

Downtown-Convention Center Station
Downtown-Convention Center Station
Station statistics
Address	401 East Fourth Street Austin, TX 78701
Lines	Red Line
Platforms	island
Other information
Opened	March 22, 2010[1]
Accessible
Owned by	Capital Metro
Fare zone	Downtown-Kramer
Services
Preceding station   Capital MetroRail   Following station Plaza Saltillo toward Leander Red Line Terminus

Downtown (or Downtown-Convention Center) is a Capital MetroRail commuter rail station in Austin, Texas. It is located in Downtown Austin at the corner of Fourth and Neches Street behind the Austin Convention Center. It is the current southern terminus of the Red Line.

Construction began in August 2008 and concluded in November of that year ^[2].

References

1. ^ Wear, Ben (March 23, 2010). "MetroRail launches with smooth start". Austin American-Statesman: p. A1. 
2. ^ "Downtown Station Almost Complete". Capital MetroBlog. Capital Metro. November 25, 2008. http://capmetroblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/downtown-station-almost-complete.html. Retrieved December 3, 2010. 

External links

• Downtown station overview
• Downtown station map

Coordinates: 30°15′54″N 97°44′22″W / 30.265012°N 97.739503°W / 30.265012; -97.739503