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'''Hermann Park/Rice U''' is a [[light rail]] station in south-central [[Houston]], [[Texas]], [[United States]]. The station serves the [[METRORail Red Line|Red Line]] of the [[METRORail]] system. It is located on the western side of [[Hermann Park]] at the intersection of Fannin Street and Sunset Boulevard. |
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The station serves Hermann Park and the main entrance of [[Rice University]]. The station is adjacent to a stop on the [[Hermann Park Railroad]], a [[Narrow-gauge railway|narrow-gauge]] tourist train, as well as a [[BCycle]] [[Bicycle-sharing system|bike-share]] kiosk.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Begley |first=Dug |date=2013-04-04 |title=Commuting options on the rise in Houston |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=WORLDNEWS&req_dat=0FC00B934DD580D0&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F14ACC5541CA85978 |work=[[Houston Chronicle]] |publisher=[[Hearst Communications|Hearst Corporation]] |via=[[NewsBank]]}}</ref> |
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== History == |
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The station opened on January 1, 2004 as one of sixteen inaugural METRORail stations.<ref name="January 1, 2004" /> |
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In 2016, a Rice University professor on a bicycle was struck and killed by an oncoming train at the station.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Beloved-Rice-scientist-dies-in-bicycle-accident-10907787.php|title=Beloved Rice scientist dies in bicycle-light rail accident|last=Glenn|first=Mike|date=2017-02-04|work=HoustonChronicle.com|access-date=2018-11-18|language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ricethresher.org/article/2018/06/rice-attempts-to-improve-biker-safety-in-wake-of-deadly-accidents|title=Rice attempts to improve biker safety in wake of deadly accidents|last=Ramapriyan|first=Rishab|work=The Rice Thresher|access-date=2018-11-18}}</ref> |
In 2016, a Rice University professor on a bicycle was struck and killed by an oncoming train at the station.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Beloved-Rice-scientist-dies-in-bicycle-accident-10907787.php|title=Beloved Rice scientist dies in bicycle-light rail accident|last=Glenn|first=Mike|date=2017-02-04|work=HoustonChronicle.com|access-date=2018-11-18|language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ricethresher.org/article/2018/06/rice-attempts-to-improve-biker-safety-in-wake-of-deadly-accidents|title=Rice attempts to improve biker safety in wake of deadly accidents|last=Ramapriyan|first=Rishab|work=The Rice Thresher|access-date=2018-11-18}}</ref> |
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| Location | 6098 Fannin Street Houston, Texas | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°43′12.06″N 95°23′36.81″W / 29.7200167°N 95.3935583°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Red Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | Two | ||||||||||
| Connections |  METRO: 56, 291, 292, 298 Hermann Park Railroad | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | January 1, 2004[1] | ||||||||||
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Hermann Park/Rice U is a light rail station in south-central Houston, Texas, United States. The station serves the Red Line of the METRORail system. It is located on the western side of Hermann Park at the intersection of Fannin Street and Sunset Boulevard.
The station serves Hermann Park and the main entrance of Rice University. The station is adjacent to a stop on the Hermann Park Railroad, a narrow-gauge tourist train, as well as a BCycle bike-share kiosk.[2]
History
The station opened on January 1, 2004 as one of sixteen inaugural METRORail stations.[1]
In 2016, a Rice University professor on a bicycle was struck and killed by an oncoming train at the station.[3] 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.[4]
References
- ^ a b Wall, Lucas (January 1, 2004). "New ride for the new year: Festivals mark inaugural day for Metro train". Houston Chronicle. Hearst Corporation. p. A1 – via NewsBank.
- ^ Begley, Dug (2013-04-04). "Commuting options on the rise in Houston". Houston Chronicle. Hearst Corporation – via NewsBank.
- ^ Glenn, Mike (2017-02-04). "Beloved Rice scientist dies in bicycle-light rail accident". HoustonChronicle.com. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
- ^ Ramapriyan, Rishab. "Rice attempts to improve biker safety in wake of deadly accidents". The Rice Thresher. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
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