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, 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][needs update]

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

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

Planned and proposed stations

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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[9]
Station Line(s) Location
Almeda      University Houston Museum District
Ambassador Way      Uptown Uptown Houston
Bellaire *      University
     Uptown
Bellaire
Cullen      University Third Ward, Houston
Cummins      University Upper Kirby, Houston
Eastwood Transit Center       University Eastwood, Houston
Edloe      University Upper Kirby, Houston
Four Oaks      Uptown Uptown Houston
Gulfton      University Gulfton, Houston
Hillcroft Transit Center       University Sharpstown, Houston
Hutchins      University Third Ward, Houston
Kirby      University Upper Kirby, Houston
Memorial      Uptown Memorial Park, Houston
Menil      University Montrose, Houston
Montrose      University Montrose, Houston
Newcastle      University West University Place
Northwest Transit Center       Uptown Spring Branch, Houston
Richmond      Uptown Uptown Houston
San Felipe      Uptown Uptown Houston
Shepherd      University Upper Kirby, Houston
Tierwester      University Third Ward, Houston
TSU      University Third Ward, Houston
Uptown Park      Uptown Uptown Houston
Weslayan      University West University Place
West Alabama      Uptown Uptown Houston
Westheimer      Uptown Uptown Houston

References

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  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. ^ 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. ^ 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. ^ 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. ^ a b Begley, Dug (February 17, 2015). "New station's opening demonstrates rail progress and setbacks". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  7. ^ 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. ^ 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. ^ a b "Transit Centers". Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County. Retrieved July 10, 2016.