METRORail is a light rail transit system serving Houston, Texas. The system is operated by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, also known as METRO. The system currently has 39 stations and of track, served by three lines. METRORail carries 60,600 passengers a day, making it one of the largest light rail systems in the United States in terms of ridership.
METRORail began service on January 1, 2004, with 16 stations from Fannin South station to UH–Downtown station. The line was extended north to the Northline Transit Center/HCC with 8 new stations on December 21, 2013, as part of the North/Red Line Extension. 13 stations were added on May 23, 2015, with the opening of the Green and Purple lines. The two lines intersect with the Red Line at the new Central Station, which had partially opened on February 18, 2015 for Red Line trains. Two additional stations on the Green Line were opened on January 11, 2017, extending the line to the Magnolia Park Transit Center. METRO has also proposed to add 26 more stations on the University and Uptown lines in western Houston.
Only two METRORail stations have public park and rides, Burnett Transit Center and Fannin South; both lots charge a daily rate of $3.
Stations
Terminal stations Transfer stations Transit centers
Station Line(s) Location Opened Green Second Ward, Houston Red Downtown Houston Burnett Transit Center/Casa de Amigos Red Downtown Houston Red Near Northside, Houston s Green Purple Red Downtown Houston Green Magnolia Park, Houston Green Second Ward, Houston Green Purple Downtown Houston Downtown Transit Center Red Downtown Houston Red Medical Center, Houston Green Purple East Downtown Houston Purple Third Ward, Houston Red Midtown, Houston Red Southeast Houston Red Near Northside, Houston Red Houston Museum District Purple East Downtown Houston Red Northside, Houston Green Second Ward, Houston Purple Southeast Houston Magnolia Park Transit Center Green Magnolia Park, Houston Red Downtown Houston Red Midtown, Houston Red Northside, Houston Red Medical Center, Houston Red Near Northside, Houston Red Houston Museum District Northline Transit Center/HCC Red Northside, Houston Palm Center Transit Center Purple Southeast Houston Red Downtown Houston Red Near Northside, Houston Red Medical Center, Houston Red NRG Park, Houston Texas Medical Center Transit Center Red Medical Center, Houston Green Purple Houston Theater District Purple Third Ward, Houston Purple Third Ward, Houston Red Downtown Houston Red Midtown, Houston
Planned and proposed stations
In addition to the 26 stations listed below, three existing stations will be made into transfer stations with the University Line: Wheeler station on the Red Line, and the Robertson Stadium/UH/TSU and Elgin/Third Ward on the Purple Line.
Terminal stations Transfer stations Transit centers
Station Line(s) Location University Houston Museum District Uptown Uptown Houston Bellaire University Uptown Bellaire University Third Ward, Houston University Upper Kirby, Houston Eastwood Transit Center University Eastwood, Houston University Upper Kirby, Houston Uptown Uptown Houston University Gulfton, Houston Hillcroft Transit Center University Sharpstown, Houston University Third Ward, Houston University Upper Kirby, Houston Uptown Memorial Park, Houston University Montrose, Houston University Montrose, Houston University West University Place Uptown Spring Branch, Houston Uptown Uptown Houston Uptown Uptown Houston University Upper Kirby, Houston University Third Ward, Houston University Third Ward, Houston Uptown Uptown Houston University West University Place Uptown Uptown Houston Uptown Uptown Houston
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