Hermann Park/Rice University station

Hermann Park/Rice U is an island platformed METRORail light rail station in south-central Houston, Texas, United States. The station was opened on January 1, 2004, and is operated by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO). Located in Hermann Park, it is located at the intersection of Fannin Street and Sunset Boulevard. The station also serves the main entrance of Rice University. Adjacent to the station is a stop on the Hermann Park Railroad, a narrow-gauge recreational sightseeing train for park visitors.

Hermann Park/Rice U
LocationFannin Street @ Sunset Boulevard, Houston
Coordinates29°43′12.06″N 95°23′36.81″W
Owned byMETRO
Line(s) Red Line
PlatformsIsland
Trackstwo
Construction
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedJanuary 1, 2004[1]
Services
Preceding station METRORail Following station
Memorial Hermann Hospital/Houston Zoo
toward Fannin South
 Red Line Museum District
toward Northline Transit Center

In 2016, a Rice University professor on a bicycle was struck and killed by an oncoming train at the station.[2] This and another fatal incident at the adjacent intersection of Main Street and Sunset Boulevard the following year prompted a redesign of the pedestrian and bicyclist crossings leading up to the station.[3]

References
  1. Wall, Lucas (January 1, 2004). "Main Street light rail; New ride for the new year; Festivals mark inaugural day for Metro train". Houston Chronicle. p. A1.
  2. Glenn, Mike (2017-02-04). "Beloved Rice scientist dies in bicycle-light rail accident". HoustonChronicle.com. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
  3. Ramapriyan, Rishab. "Rice attempts to improve biker safety in wake of deadly accidents". The Rice Thresher. Retrieved 2018-11-18.


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