McGowen station
Light rail station in Houston, Texas
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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.
Red LineMcGowen | |||||||||||
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Northbound platforms for McGowen station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Main Street at McGowen Street | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°44′44.76″N 95°22′25.7″W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | METRO | ||||||||||
| Line | Red Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | two | ||||||||||
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| Parking | none | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | January 1, 2004 | ||||||||||
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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]
