TSU/UH Athletics District station

Light station in Houston, Texas

TSU/UH Athletics District

Light rail station

General information

Location

Scott Street & E Alabama Avenue
Houston, Texas

Coordinates

29°43′19.4″N 95°21′04.9″W / 29.722056°N 95.351361°W / 29.722056; -95.351361

Owned by

METRO

Line(s)

Purple Line

Platforms

2 island platforms

Tracks

Construction

Structure type

Surface

Accessible

Yes

History

Opened

May 23, 2015 (2015-05-23)

Services

Preceding station	METRORail			Following station
Elgin/Third Wardtoward Theater District		Purple Line		UH South/University Oakstoward Palm Center Transit Center

Proposed services (2030)

Preceding station	METRORapid			Following station
Tierwestertoward Westchase Park and Ride		University LineProposed		Elgin/Third Wardtoward Tidwood Transit Center

Location

TSU/UH Athletics District is a light rail station in Houston, Texas on the METRORail system. It is served by the Purple Line and is located on Scott Street near Alabama Avenue. The station is named for the University of Houston, Texas Southern University, and the TDECU Stadium. The station serves both universities.

Robertson Stadium/UH/TSU station opened on May 23, 2015. It was renamed from Robertson Stadium/UH/TSU to TSU/UH Athletics District in August 2017, after Metro received a request from the University of Houston.

The station is proposed as a transfer station for the University Line.

References

Begley, Dug (May 22, 2015). "Metro's new rail lines open Saturday". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
"Metro Board of Directors Meeting Agenda, August 24, 2017". Metro. August 24, 2017. p. 85. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
"METRORail System Plan" (PDF) (Map). GO METRORail. Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County. February 20, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2016.

v t e METRORail Purple Line stations
Stations	Theater District Central Station Convention District EaDo/Stadium Leeland/Third Ward Elgin/Third Ward TSU/UH Athletics District UH South/University Oaks MacGregor Park/Martin Luther King Jr. Palm Center Transit Center Telephone/Long Bellfort Hobby Car Rental Hobby Airport
Italicized indicates proposed stations

Third Ward, Houston

Geography

Neighborhoods

Education

Primary and secondary schools

Closed	HISD Ryan MS CLC Middle College for Technology Careers

Other education

Texas Southern University
University of Houston (template)
Houston Public Library
Houston Community College (nearest campus in Midtown)

Other

Landmarks

METRORail stations

This list is incomplete.
This template refers to the modern Third Ward and not the historical political definition. Exact definitions of the Third Ward differ depending on the agency/authority/person.
Leeland/Third Ward is outside of the common boundaries of the Third Ward but is in close proximity.
DeBakey HSHP was in the Third Ward area but moved away from it in summer 2017.
Pro-Vision Academy was in the Third Ward from 1995 to 2008, moving to Sunnyside afterwards.

v t e Texas Southern University
Located in: Houston, Texas
Academics	Thurgood Marshall School of Law Lone Star College–University Center Barbara Jordan – Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs
Athletics	Texas Southern Tigers Baseball Football Men's basketball Women's basketball Southwestern Athletic Conference PNC Stadium Health and Physical Education Arena MacGregor Park
Life	KTSU METRORail University Line Ocean of Soul TSU/UH Athletics District (METRORail station)
Founded: 1927 The Lawson Academy (WALIPP Prep) was on the TSU property from 2007 to 2017

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