Howard station (Capital MetroRail)

Howard is a Capital MetroRail commuter rail station in Austin, Texas. It is located in Northwest Austin at the corner of Howard Lane and MoPac Expressway. Howard Station includes a Park & Ride with 200 spaces.[1]

Howard
Location3710 Howard Lane
Austin, TX
Owned byCapital Metro
Platforms1 side platform (2010–2018)
1 island platform (2018–present)
Connections MetroBus 150, 243
Construction
Parking200+ spaces
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedMarch 22, 2010
Services
Preceding station Capital Metro Following station
Lakeline
toward Leander
 Red Line Kramer
toward Downtown
Future services
Preceding station Capital Metro Following station
Lakeline
toward Leander
 Red Line Broadmoor
toward Downtown

History
The station seen in 2012, with trains only serving the single side platform (note the empty rail bed at the bottom of frame)

The station opened on March 22, 2010[2] as a side platform and one track. The design of the platform allowed a second track on the unused side of the platform to be easily built due to the presence of platform-edge tactile tiles and track ballast having been constructed with the original station. In 2018, the second track was built on the previously unused side of the platform to allow trains traveling in opposing directions to pass one another at the station, similar to the design of MLK Junior Station. This transformed the station into a two-track, island platform station.[3]

Bus connections
  • #50 Round Rock Howard Station
  • #243 Wells Branch

References
  1. http://www.capmetro.org/rail-stations/
  2. Wear, Ben (March 23, 2010). "MetroRail launches with smooth start". Austin American-Statesman. p. A1.
  3. Denney, Amy (2018-03-28). "As Capital Metro expands MetroRail, agency responds to commuter frustration caused by delays". impact. Retrieved 2020-07-05.

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