METRORail Green Line

Green Line
Overview
StatusOperating
LocaleHouston, Texas
Termini
Stations9
Service
TypeLight rail/Streetcar[1]
SystemMETRORail
Operator(s)METRO
Daily ridership4,188 (September 2023)[2]
History
OpenedMay 23, 2015[3]
Technical
Line length3.3 mi (5.3 km)[4][5]
CharacterStreet running downtown, exclusive right-of-way elsewhere
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
ElectrificationOverhead cantenary
Highest elevationStreet level until Altic/Howard Hughes, then returns to street level. Elevated overpass between the streets.
Route map

Legend
■ Theater District
■ Central Station
■ Convention District
I-69.svgUS 59.svg I-69 / US 59
 ■ EaDo/Stadium
to Palm Center Transit Center
 Coffee Plant/Second Ward
Lockwood/Eastwood
Altic/Howard Hughes
Union Pacific RR
 Cesar Chavez/67th Street
Magnolia Park Transit Center
Key
Tracks shared with Purple Line
Station
Transit center
Transfer station
Handicapped/disabled access All stations are accessible
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The Green Line[6] is a 3.3 mi (5.3 km)[4][5][7] METRORail light rail/streetcar[1] line operated by METRO in Houston, Texas, serving the East End area. The first seven-station segment of this line opened on May 23, 2015.[3] The two-station eastern end of this route was delayed due to issues over crossing Union Pacific Railroad tracks, but eventually opened in January 2017.[8][9]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference station_guide was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Executive Summary - September 2023". Houston METRO. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Railfest Celebrates New Rail Lines". Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County. Retrieved 23 May 2015.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ a b "East End Line (landing page)". METRORail. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  5. ^ a b "METRORail". Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  6. ^ "East End Line". METRORail. Archived from the original on 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  7. ^ Abrahams, Tom (April 16, 2010). "East End light rail reaches milestone". KTRK-TV ABC13. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference completion was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Rivas, Elissa (2017-01-11). "METRORail Green Line opens Wednesday morning". ABC13 Houston. Retrieved 2020-08-31.