History
In December 1999, METRO officially announced the proposed alignment of what would become Houston's first light rail line. At the time of its announcement, METRO had conceptually indicated that there would be a station constructed at Fannin South with a park & ride only if an arrangement could not be reached with Harris County to utilize the parking lot at the Astrodome. Ultimately, the station would be constructed and in July 2001 the station was officially named Fannin South by the METRO Board.
As a result of construction of both the station and METRO's rail yard and shop facility, the city moved forward with a $2.4 million expansion of Fannin Street to allow for easier access to the station from Interstate 610. The station would commence operations on January 1, 2004.
There have been major plans to build a transit-oriented development (or TOD), at the Fannin South station .
Read more about this topic: Fannin South (METRORail Station)
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