List of METRORail stations
METRORail is a light rail transit system serving Houston, Texas. The system is operated by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas, also known as METRO.[1] Serving 39,300 passengers a day, METRORail is one of the largest light rail systems in the United States in terms of ridership.[2]
METRORail began operations on January 1, 2004.[3] The system currently has 24 stations, all of which are served by the Red Line. 16 of the stations were part of the original system, and 8 more stations were added in December 2013 as part of the North/Red Line Extension. All 24 stations are within Houston, Harris County, Texas. A 17th station, tentatively named Central Station, is to be added upon completion of the construction of the Southeast/Purple Line and East End/Green Line.[4]
Stations
Initial stretch of Red Line
- UH–Downtown
- Preston
- Main Street Square
- Central Station Main
- Bell
- Downtown Transit Center
- McGowen
- Ensemble/HCC
- Wheeler
- Museum District
- Hermann Park/Rice U
- Memorial Hermann Hospital/Houston Zoo
- Dryden/TMC
- TMC Transit Center
- Smith Lands
- Reliant Park
- Fannin South
North/Red Line Extension
- Burnett Transit Center/Casa de Amigos
- Quitman/Near Northside
- Fulton/North Central
- Moody Park
- Cavalcade
- Lindale Park
- Melbourne/North Lindale
- Northline Transit Center Station/HCC
References
- ↑ "About Us - METRO Facts". Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ↑ American Public Transportation Association, Light Rail Transit Ridership Report, Fourth Quarter 2008.
- ↑ "MAIN STREET LIGHT RAIL / New ride for the new year / Festivals mark inaugural day for Metro train." Houston Chronicle. January 1, 2004.
- ↑ http://www.gometrorail.org/go/doc/2491/515699/
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