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METRORail
Two-car train running southbound towards Fannin South station on the METRORail Red Line. The skyscrapers of downtown Houston can be seen in the background, and overhead wires are visible to provide power to the train.
Southbound two-car Siemens S70/H1 METRORail train on Red Line, departing downtown Houston (2007)
Overview
OwnerMetropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
LocaleHouston, Texas
Transit typeLight rail/Tram
Number of lines3 (2 planned)
Number of stations39[1]
Daily ridership42,900 (weekdays, Q4 2023)[2]
Annual ridership13,883,700 (2023)[3]
Chief executiveTom Lambert
HeadquartersLee P. Brown METRO Administration Building
1900 Main Street[4]
Operation
Began operationJanuary 1, 2004; 20 years ago (2004-01-01)
CharacterAt grade, with street running sections
Number of vehicles51 Siemens S70
39 CAF Urbos LRV
14 Siemens S700[a]
Train lengthTwo cars[5]
Headway6–20 minutes[1]
Technical
System length22.7 mi (36.5 km) (2012)[6]
(planned 24.4 mi (39.3 km))[failed verification]
No. of tracks2
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Minimum radius of curvature350 ft (107 m)
ElectrificationOverhead line, 600–750 V DC
System map
Legend
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Northline Transit Center/HCC Red Line
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Melbourne/North Lindale
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Lindale Park
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Cavalcade
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Moody Park
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Fulton/North Central
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Quitman/Near Northside
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Burnett Transit Center
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UH–Downtown
          Theater District
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Preston
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Central Station               
Main Street Square
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Convention District
Bell
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EaDo/Stadium
Downtown Transit Center
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McGowen
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Coffee Plant/Second Ward
Ensemble/HCC
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Lockwood/Eastwood
Wheeler
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Altic/Howard Hughes
Museum District
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Cesar Chavez/67th Street
Hermann Park/Rice University
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Magnolia Park Transit Center Green Line
Memorial Hermann Hospital/
Houston Zoo
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Leeland/Third Ward
Dryden/TMC
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Elgin/Third Ward
Texas Medical Center
Transit Center
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TSU/UH Athletics District
Smith Lands
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UH South/University Oaks
Stadium Park/Astrodome
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MacGregor Park/
Martin Luther King Jr.
Red Line Fannin South
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Palm Center Transit Center Purple Line
Key
Red Line
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Transit center
Green Line
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Purple Line
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Transfer station
Green and Purple lines
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Handicapped/disabled access All stations are accessible

METRORail is the 22.7-mile (36.5 km)[6] light rail system in Houston, Texas (United States). In 2023, the system had a ridership of 13,883,700, or about 42,900 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023. METRORail ranks as the second most-traveled light rail system in the Southern United States and the 12th most-traveled light rail system in the United States, and has the highest ridership per mile for light rail systems in the Southern US.[7] METRORail is operated by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO).

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference riderguide was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference METRO-facts was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Begley, Dug (November 20, 2014). "Rail line delay gives Metro time to acquire more cars". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  6. ^ a b "METRORail Passes New Milestones on Way to 2014 Opening" (Press release). Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County. October 11, 2012. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  7. ^ "APTA Q4 2015 Light Rail Transit Ridership Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 20, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017.


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