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 37 stations, served by the Red Line, Green Line, and Purple 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, was added to the Red Line upon completion of the construction of the Southeast/Purple Line and East End/Green Line.[4] 13 stations were opened as part of the Purple Line and Green Line on May 23, 2015, and an additional two stations are under construction to extend the Green Line.[5]

Stations

Initial stretch of Red Line

North/Red Line Extension

East End/Green Line

Southeast/Purple Line

References

  1. ↑ "About Us - METRO Facts". Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
  2. ↑ American Public Transportation Association, Light Rail Transit Ridership Report, Fourth Quarter 2008.
  3. ↑ "MAIN STREET LIGHT RAIL / New ride for the new year / Festivals mark inaugural day for Metro train." Houston Chronicle. January 1, 2004.
  4. ↑ http://www.gometrorail.org/go/doc/2491/515699/
  5. ↑ "Railfest Celebrates New Rail Lines". Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
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