[6] In 2015, CapMetro announced its plans to rebuild the Downtown station to allow greater frequency and capacity on the Red Line.

It will help ease congestion during high passenger volume periods, such as during the SXSW festival held at the adjacent Austin Convention Center.

[6] In 2019, CapMetro was forced to cut back the design of the new station due to a shortage of labor and tariffs imposed by the Trump administration that raised the price of steel.

The changes include shortening the northernmost track to allow it to hold only 1 train instead of 2, reducing the number of shade canopies from 7 to 5, temporarily removing ticketing kiosks, and removing some landscaping and decorative concrete from the pedestrian plaza.

[10] The permanent Downtown station opened on October 19, 2020, several months ahead of schedule and under budget.