List of METRORail stations

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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 22.7 miles (36.5 km) of track, served by three lines.[1] METRORail carries 60,600 passengers a day, making it one of the largest light rail systems in the United States in terms of ridership.[2]

METRORail began service on January 1, 2004, with 16 stations from Fannin South station to UH–Downtown station.[3] The line was extended north to Northline Transit Center with 8 new stations on December 21, 2013, as part of the North/Red Line Extension.[4] 13 stations were added on May 23, 2015, with the opening of the Green and Purple lines.[5] 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.[6] Two additional stations on the Green Line were opened on January 11, 2017, extending the line to the Magnolia Park Transit Center.[7] METRO has also proposed to add 26 more stations on the University and Uptown lines in western Houston.[8]

Only two METRORail stations have public park and rides, Burnett Transit Center and Fannin South; both lots charge a daily rate of $3.[citation needed]

Stations[]

dagger Terminal stations
* Transfer stations
Transit center Transit centers[9]
Station Line(s) Location Opened
Altic/Howard Hughes HoustonMetroGreenLine.svg Green Second Ward, Houston May 23, 2015[5]
Bell HoustonMetroRedLine.svg Red Downtown Houston January 1, 2004[3]
Burnett Transit Center/Casa de Amigos Transit center HoustonMetroRedLine.svg Red Downtown Houston December 21, 2013[4]
Cavalcade HoustonMetroRedLine.svg Red Near Northside, Houston December 21, 2013[4]
Central Stations * HoustonMetroGreenLine.svg Green
HoustonMetroPurpleLine.svg Purple
HoustonMetroRedLine.svg Red 		Downtown Houston February 18, 2015[6]
Cesar Chavez/67th Street HoustonMetroGreenLine.svg Green Magnolia Park, Houston January 11, 2017[7]
Coffee Plant/Second Ward HoustonMetroGreenLine.svg Green Second Ward, Houston May 23, 2015[5]
Convention District HoustonMetroGreenLine.svg Green
HoustonMetroPurpleLine.svg Purple 		Downtown Houston May 23, 2015[5]
Downtown Transit Center Transit center HoustonMetroRedLine.svg Red Downtown Houston January 1, 2004[3]
Dryden/TMC HoustonMetroRedLine.svg Red Medical Center, Houston January 1, 2004[3]
EaDo/Stadium * HoustonMetroGreenLine.svg Green
HoustonMetroPurpleLine.svg Purple 		East Downtown Houston May 23, 2015[5]
Elgin/Third Ward HoustonMetroPurpleLine.svg Purple Third Ward, Houston May 23, 2015[5]
Ensemble/HCC HoustonMetroRedLine.svg Red Midtown, Houston January 1, 2004[3]
Fannin South dagger HoustonMetroRedLine.svg Red Southeast Houston January 1, 2004[3]
Fulton/North Central HoustonMetroRedLine.svg Red Near Northside, Houston December 21, 2013[4]
Hermann Park/Rice University HoustonMetroRedLine.svg Red Houston Museum District January 1, 2004[3]
Leeland/Third Ward HoustonMetroPurpleLine.svg Purple East Downtown Houston May 23, 2015[5]
Lindale Park HoustonMetroRedLine.svg Red Northside, Houston December 21, 2013[4]
Lockwood/Eastwood HoustonMetroGreenLine.svg Green Second Ward, Houston May 23, 2015[5]
MacGregor Park/Martin Luther King Jr. HoustonMetroPurpleLine.svg Purple Southeast Houston May 23, 2015[5]
Magnolia Park Transit Center dagger Transit center HoustonMetroGreenLine.svg Green Magnolia Park, Houston January 11, 2017[7]
Main Street Square HoustonMetroRedLine.svg Red Downtown Houston January 1, 2004[3]
McGowen HoustonMetroRedLine.svg Red Midtown, Houston January 1, 2004[3]
Melbourne/North Lindale HoustonMetroRedLine.svg Red Northside, Houston December 21, 2013[4]
Memorial Hermann Hospital/Houston Zoo HoustonMetroRedLine.svg Red Medical Center, Houston January 1, 2004[3]
Moody Park HoustonMetroRedLine.svg Red Near Northside, Houston December 21, 2013[4]
Museum District HoustonMetroRedLine.svg Red Houston Museum District January 1, 2004[3]
Northline Transit Center/HCC dagger Transit center HoustonMetroRedLine.svg Red Northside, Houston December 21, 2013[4]
Palm Center Transit Center dagger Transit center HoustonMetroPurpleLine.svg Purple Southeast Houston May 23, 2015[5]
Preston HoustonMetroRedLine.svg Red Downtown Houston January 1, 2004[3]
Quitman/Near Northside HoustonMetroRedLine.svg Red Near Northside, Houston December 21, 2013[4]
Smith Lands HoustonMetroRedLine.svg Red Medical Center, Houston January 1, 2004[3]
Stadium Park/Astrodome HoustonMetroRedLine.svg Red NRG Park, Houston January 1, 2004[3]
Texas Medical Center Transit Center Transit center HoustonMetroRedLine.svg Red Medical Center, Houston January 1, 2004[3]
Theater District dagger HoustonMetroGreenLine.svg Green
HoustonMetroPurpleLine.svg Purple 		Houston Theater District May 23, 2015[5]
TSU/UH Athletics District HoustonMetroPurpleLine.svg Purple Third Ward, Houston May 23, 2015[5]
UH South/University Oaks HoustonMetroPurpleLine.svg Purple Third Ward, Houston May 23, 2015[5]
UH–Downtown HoustonMetroRedLine.svg Red Downtown Houston January 1, 2004[3]
Wheeler Transit center HoustonMetroRedLine.svg Red Midtown, Houston January 1, 2004[3]

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.[8]

dagger Terminal stations
* Transfer stations
Transit center Transit centers[9]
Station Line(s) Location
     University Houston Museum District
     Uptown Uptown Houston
*      University
     Uptown 		Bellaire
     University Third Ward, Houston
     University Upper Kirby, Houston
dagger Transit center      University Eastwood, Houston
     University Upper Kirby, Houston
     Uptown Uptown Houston
     University Gulfton, Houston
Hillcroft Transit Center dagger Transit center      University Sharpstown, Houston
     University Third Ward, Houston
     University Upper Kirby, Houston
     Uptown Memorial Park, Houston
     University Montrose, Houston
Montrose      University Montrose, Houston
     University West University Place
dagger Transit center      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

References[]

  1. ^ Sit, Mary (October 11, 2012). "East End Line Gets First Station Canopy". Write On Metro. Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "Public Transportation Ridership Report, Fourth Quarter 2015" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 2, 2016. p. 3. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Wall, Lucas (January 1, 2004). "Houstonians flock downtown as Metro light rail rolls out today". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i Begley, Dug (December 20, 2013). "North Line latest step, but hardly the last". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m Begley, Dug (May 23, 2015). "Metro rail lines open across Houston". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Begley, Dug (February 17, 2015). "New station's opening demonstrates rail progress and setbacks". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c Begley, Dug (January 9, 2017). "Long awaited, and long delayed, Metro's Green Line set to open". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "METRORail System Plan" (PDF) (Map). GO METRORail. Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County. February 20, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "Transit Centers". Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
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