METRORapid Silver Line

Silver Line
Silver Line bus at the Northwest Transit Center
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleHouston, Texas
Termini
  • Northwest Transit Center (north)
  • Westpark/Lower Uptown Transit Center (south)
Stations10
Service
TypeBus rapid transit
SystemMETRORapid
ServicesRoute 433
Operator(s)METRO
Depot(s)Fallbrook
Rolling stockGillig BRT CNG
Daily ridership1,012 (weekdays, June 2024)
History
OpenedAugust 23, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-08-23)
Technical
Line length4.7 mi (7.6 km)[1]
Route map

Legend
 Northwest Transit Center
I-10.svgUS 90.svg I-10 / US 90
I-610.svg I-610 busway
 Uptown Park
Four Oaks
San Felipe
Ambassador
Guilford
Westheimer/Galleria
West Alabama/Galleria
Richmond
I-69.svgUS 59.svg I-69 / US 59
 Westpark/Lower Uptown Transit Center
Key
 Transit center
Station
Handicapped/disabled access All stations are accessible
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The METRORapid Silver Line is a bus rapid transit line in Houston, Texas operated by METRO. Opened August 23, 2020,[2] the line connects the Uptown area of Houston, with dedicated lanes over nearly the entire length of the corridor.[3] It serves the Northwest Transit Center, 8 stations along Post Oak Boulevard in Uptown, and the Westpark/Lower Uptown Transit Center. On internal METRO documents, the METRORapid Silver Line is designated as Route 433.

The line was originally planned as a 4.7-mile (7.6 km) extension of the METRORail light rail network under the name Uptown/Gold Line. Due to lack of funds, it was announced in early 2013 that the line would be constructed initially as a bus rapid transit line using three-door buses. The design features the ability to convert the line to light rail in the future.[4][5]

The Silver Line is the first segment of a planned 75 mile network of bus rapid transit service in Houston,[6] branded as METRORapid.[7]

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 14, 2009. Retrieved January 18, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Begley, Dug (August 24, 2020). "Metro's Silver Line starts, first of many bus rapid transit planned in region in lieu of rail". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  3. ^ Begley, Dug (February 15, 2018). "Metro ready to move ahead with Post Oak rapid transit bus buy". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  4. ^ Begley, Dug (February 9, 2013). "Post Oak redesign drops rail for bus lane". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  5. ^ "Uptown bus lanes won't be ready until 2019". Houston Chronicle. June 23, 2016.
  6. ^ Wanek-Libman, Mischa (August 24, 2020). "Houston's METRORapid Silver Line opens for service". Mass Transit. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  7. ^ "METRORapid Overview" (PDF). August 26, 2020.