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METRORail

METRORail is the 22.7-mile (36.5 km) light rail system in Houston, Texas, United States. In 2025, the system had a ridership of 12,651,100, or about 35,600 per weekday as of the first quarter of 2026. METRORail ranks as the second most-traveled light rail system in the Southern United States and the 10th most-traveled light rail system in the United…

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Owner
Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
Headquarters
Lee P. Brown METRO Administration Building 1900 Main Street
Annual ridership
12,651,100 (2025)
Began operation
January 1, 2004; 22 years ago (2004-01-01)
Character
At grade, with street running sections
Chief executive
Thomas Jasien (Interim)

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METRORail

Nodes126
Edges125
Triples145
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015873
Components1

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METRORail

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related to Future plans · 23
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related to H2 series · 23
METRORail → As, Buy America Act, CAF, CAF USA, California, December, February, Federal Transit Administration, Florin, For, H1, H2, In, May, METRO, October, Siemens S70, These, They, US
related to H3 series · 17
METRORail → Asia, Buy America, CAF, CAF Urbos, Elmira, Europe, Federal Transit Administration, FTA, H1, H3, In September, January, METRO, New York, The, The H3, They
related to Incidents and crashes · 17
METRORail → An, August, By August, Critics, Danger Train, Following, For, Houston, In, METRO, Most, Sociology, Stephen Klineberg, Texas, The, University, Wham Bam
related to Phase II · 17
METRORail → By, Critics, DeLay, Houston, Main Street, METRO, Metro Solutions Plan, METRO Solutions Transit System, METRORail Phase II, November, PAC, Phase II, Plan, Regional Transit Plan, Rep, US, Voters
related to Ridership · 10
METRORail → By, December, Houston Chronicle, In, January, METRORail's, October, September, The, The North/Red Line Extension
related to External links · 5
METRORail → Development, Facebook, GO METRORailMETRORail, Harris CountyHouston Metro Rail, Metropolitan Transit Authority
see also · 5
METRORail → List, North AmericaList, Texas, United States, United StatesList
Key · 4
METRORail → edit⟂, Key Red Line Transit center Purple Line Station Green Line Transfer station Purple and Green lines All stations are accessible, talk⟂, view⟂
System map · 3
METRORail → edit⟂, talk⟂, view⟂

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METRORailAnnual ridership12,651,100 (2025)1.00infobox
METRORailBegan operationJanuary 1, 2004; 22 years ago (2004-01-01)1.00infobox
METRORailCharacterAt grade, with street running sections1.00infobox
METRORailChief executiveThomas Jasien (Interim)1.00infobox
METRORailDaily ridership35,600 (weekdays, Q1 2026)1.00infobox
METRORailElectrificationOverhead line, 600–750 V DC1.00infobox
METRORailHeadquartersLee P. Brown METRO Administration Building 1900 Main Street1.00infobox
METRORailHeadway6–20 minutes1.00infobox
METRORailKeyview⟂1.00infobox
METRORailKeytalk⟂1.00infobox
METRORailKeyedit⟂1.00infobox
METRORailKeyKey Red Line Transit center Purple Line Station Green Line Transfer station Purple and Green lines All stations are accessible1.00infobox
METRORailLocaleHouston, Texas1.00infobox
METRORailMinimum radius of curvature350 ft (107 m)1.00infobox
METRORailNo. of tracks21.00infobox
METRORailNumber of lines3 (2 planned)1.00infobox
METRORailNumber of stations391.00infobox
METRORailNumber of vehicles51 Siemens S70 39 CAF Urbos LRV 14 Siemens S700[a]1.00infobox
METRORailOwnerMetropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County1.00infobox
METRORailSystem length22.7 mi (36.5 km) (2012) (planned 24.4 mi (39.3 km))[failed verification]1.00infobox
METRORailSystem mapview⟂1.00infobox
METRORailSystem maptalk⟂1.00infobox
METRORailSystem mapedit⟂1.00infobox
METRORailTrack gauge.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .de…1.00infobox
METRORailTrain lengthTwo cars1.00infobox
METRORailTransit typeLight rail/Tram1.00infobox
METRORailis a22.7-mile0.90text

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