Texas Central Partners, a company backed by private investors, recently revealed details of the train station for the Texas Bullet Train it is developing, including an artist rendering and maps.
The train will be able to travel the 240-mile route in 90 minutes, connecting Houston with the Brazos Valley and North Texas. The station will be located in Dallas.
The station will be built south of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center on a 60-acre plot.
“This station will be a magnet for economic activity in an area ripe for development,” Carlos Aguilar, Texas Central CEO, said. “And it will connect seamlessly with local roads and public transit.”
Plans include connecting the bullet train route to intermodal networks such as Dallas Area Rapid Transit.
The bullet train will eliminate highway congestion as the population of northern Texas grows. It also provides easy access to many of the state’s urban, suburban and rural areas.
The Brazos Valley stop will serve Texas A&M University and Bryan-College Station.
Its route, which will follow transmission lines, was approved in January by the Federal Railroad Administration. The train will increase local sales tax revenue, the administration said.
The rail line will create 1,500 full-time jobs, according to the administration’s environmental study.