List of METRORail stations explained

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 22.7miles 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.

Stations

Terminal stations
Transfer stations
Transit centers[9]
StationLine(s)LocationOpened
Greenalign=center Second Ward, Houstonalign=right
Redalign=center Downtown Houstonalign=right
Burnett Transit Center/Casa de Amigos Redalign=center Downtown Houstonalign=right
Redalign=center Near Northside, Houstonalign=right
s Green
Purple
Red		align=center Downtown Houstonalign=right
Greenalign=center Magnolia Park, Houstonalign=right
Greenalign=center Second Ward, Houstonalign=right
Green
Purple		align=center Downtown Houstonalign=right
Redalign=center Downtown Houstonalign=right
Redalign=center Medical Center, Houstonalign=right
Green
Purple		align=center East Downtown Houstonalign=right
Purplealign=center Third Ward, Houstonalign=right
Redalign=center Midtown, Houstonalign=right
Redalign=center Southeast Houstonalign=right
Redalign=center Near Northside, Houstonalign=right
Redalign=center Houston Museum Districtalign=right
Purplealign=center East Downtown Houstonalign=right
Redalign=center Northside, Houstonalign=right
Greenalign=center Second Ward, Houstonalign=right
Purplealign=center Southeast Houstonalign=right
Greenalign=center Magnolia Park, Houstonalign=right
Redalign=center Downtown Houstonalign=right
Redalign=center Midtown, Houstonalign=right
Redalign=center Northside, Houstonalign=right
Redalign=center Medical Center, Houstonalign=right
Redalign=center Near Northside, Houstonalign=right
Redalign=center Houston Museum Districtalign=right
Northline Transit Center/HCC Redalign=center Northside, Houstonalign=right
Purplealign=center Southeast Houstonalign=right
Redalign=center Downtown Houstonalign=right
Redalign=center Near Northside, Houstonalign=right
Redalign=center Medical Center, Houstonalign=right
Redalign=center NRG Park, Houstonalign=right
Redalign=center Medical Center, Houstonalign=right
Green
Purple		align=center Houston Theater Districtalign=right
Purplealign=center Third Ward, Houstonalign=right
Purplealign=center Third Ward, Houstonalign=right
Redalign=center Downtown Houstonalign=right
Redalign=center Midtown, Houstonalign=right

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]

Terminal stations
Transfer stations
Transit centers
StationLine(s)Location
Universityalign=center Houston Museum District
Uptownalign=center Uptown Houston
University
Uptown		align=center Bellaire
Universityalign=center Third Ward, Houston
Universityalign=center Upper Kirby, Houston
Universityalign=center Eastwood, Houston
Universityalign=center Upper Kirby, Houston
Uptownalign=center Uptown Houston
Universityalign=center Gulfton, Houston
Universityalign=center Sharpstown, Houston
Universityalign=center Third Ward, Houston
Universityalign=center Upper Kirby, Houston
Uptownalign=center Memorial Park, Houston
Universityalign=center Montrose, Houston
Universityalign=center Montrose, Houston
Universityalign=center West University Place
Uptownalign=center Spring Branch, Houston
Uptownalign=center Uptown Houston
Uptownalign=center Uptown Houston
Universityalign=center Upper Kirby, Houston
Universityalign=center Third Ward, Houston
Universityalign=center Third Ward, Houston
Uptownalign=center Uptown Houston
Universityalign=center West University Place
Uptownalign=center Uptown Houston
Uptownalign=center Uptown Houston

Notes and References

  1. News: Sit . Mary . October 11, 2012 . East End Line Gets First Station Canopy . Write On Metro . . July 10, 2016.
  2. Web site: March 2, 2016 . Public Transportation Ridership Report, Fourth Quarter 2015 . 3 . . July 10, 2016.
  3. News: Wall . Lucas . January 1, 2004 . Houstonians flock downtown as Metro light rail rolls out today . . July 10, 2016.
  4. News: Begley . Dug . December 20, 2013 . North Line latest step, but hardly the last . Houston Chronicle . July 10, 2016.
  5. News: Begley . Dug . May 23, 2015 . Metro rail lines open across Houston . Houston Chronicle . July 10, 2016.
  6. News: Begley . Dug . February 17, 2015 . New station's opening demonstrates rail progress and setbacks . Houston Chronicle . July 10, 2016.
  7. News: Begley . Dug . January 9, 2017 . Long awaited, and long delayed, Metro's Green Line set to open . . February 2, 2017.
  8. February 20, 2014 . METRORail System Plan . GO METRORail . Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County . July 10, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161006214824/http://www.gometrorail.org/clients/2491/588418.pdf . October 6, 2016 . dead .
  9. Web site: Transit Centers . Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County . July 10, 2016.

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