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In February 2017, a Rice University professor on a bicycle was struck and killed by an oncoming train at the station. This, as well as another fatal incident at the adjacent intersection of Main Street and Sunset Boulevard the following year, prompted a redesign of the pedestrian and bicyclist
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Hermann Park was first proposed as a rail destination in 1990 plans for Houston's rail network. When a rail line along Main Street was approved in 2000, Hermann Park was one of the destinations the route intended to serve.
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To fit with the greenspace aesthetic of Hermann Park, the station was decorated with a garden-themed floor mosaic. On November 1, 2003, METRO used the station as the location of a preliminary train tour.
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crossings leading up to the station. The incident also led to METRO redesigning its train livery to include bright reflective striping for better visibility.
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The station opened on January 1, 2004, as one of sixteen inaugural METRORail stations. An opening ceremony was held at the station, which featured live
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at the intersection of Fannin Street and Sunset Boulevard.
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The station serves Hermann Park and the main entrance of
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Roth, Bennett; Pope, Tara Parker (November 4, 1990).
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Houston, Texas
29°43′12.06″N 95°23′36.81″W / 29.7200167°N 95.3935583°W / 29.7200167; -95.3935583
Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County

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Hermann Park Railroad

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