Convention District station

Convention District is a METRORail light rail station in Downtown Houston, Texas. It is served by the Green and Purple lines and consists of two side platforms (eastbound on Rusk Street, westbound on Capitol Street) on opposite sides of Avenida De Las Americas.

Convention District
General information
Location	Eastbound: 1635 Rusk Street Westbound: 1700 Capitol Street Houston, Texas
Coordinates	29°45′17.7″N 95°21′25.1″W
Owned by	Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
Line(s)	Green Line Purple Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	METRO: 500
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	May 23, 2015 (2015-05-23)
Passengers
May 2025	Green Line: 246 (avg. weekday)[1] Purple Line: 218 (avg. weekday)[1]
Services
Preceding station METRORail Following station Central Station toward Theater District Green Line EaDo/Stadium toward Magnolia Park Transit Center Purple Line EaDo/Stadium toward Palm Center Transit Center
Location

The station serves the George R. Brown Convention Center and Daikin Park, the home venue of the Houston Astros MLB team. In addition, METRO operates the IAH Downtown Direct shuttle (route 500) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport from the Avenida North parking garage next to the station.^[2]

As of May 2025^[update], Convention District has the lowest weekday ridership of all Green Line and Purple Line stations, with an average of 246 riders on the former and 218 riders on the latter.^[1]

The station opened with the Green and Purple Lines on May 23, 2015.^[3]