McKalla Station will help with post-event crowds. There's still no timeline for the long-delayed Broadmoor Station near the Domain.
Construction workers were putting the final touches McKalla Station at Q2 Stadium ahead of Saturday's opening."It's supporting a big venue, but it also has a lasting connectivity, even when events are not around," CapMetro vice president Dave Kubicek said this week during media tours of the facility with transit agency executives. Kubicek oversaw the design and construction of the new Red Line station.
"We're probably looking at 30% to 40% increase in train capacity after a game than what he had previous," said Andy Skabowski, the CapMetro vice president overseeing operations."It means you're going to get home a little faster.", travelers heading to Leander Station will have the option of boarding a bus that goes straight to that northern-most stop on the 32-mile Red Line. CapMetro will also run an express bus to Downtown Station, the southern-most stop.
Broadmoor Station — which is slated to have two double-length, covered platforms — had been scheduled to open this year. But construction hasn't even started on the station at a 66-acre mixed-use development calledA rendering showing Broadmoor Station planned to be constructed at Uptown ATX near the Domain. The station was supposed to be done this year. Right now, there's no timeline for when it will be done.
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