METRORail

METRORail
METRORail
	Southbound two-car Siemens S70/H1 METRORail train on Red Line, departing downtown Houston (2007)
Overview
Owner	Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
Locale	Houston, Texas
Transit type	Light rail/Tram
Number of lines	3 (2 planned)
Number of stations	39
Daily ridership	44,300 (weekdays, Q3 2023)
Annual ridership	12,176,700 (2022)
Chief executive	Tom Lambert
Headquarters	Lee P. Brown METRO Administration Building; 1900 Main Street
Operation
Began operation	January 1, 2004
Character	At grade, with street running sections
Number of vehicles	51 Siemens S70; 39 CAF Urbos LRV; 14 Siemens S700
Train length	Two cars
Headway	6–20 minutes
Technical
System length	22.7 mi (36.5 km) (2012); (planned 24.4 mi (39.3 km))
No. of tracks	2
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Minimum radius of curvature	350 ft (107 m)
Electrification	Overhead line, 600–750 V DC
System map
	Memorial Hermann Hospital/
	Houston Zoo
	Texas Medical Center
	Transit Center
	MacGregor Park/
	Martin Luther King Jr.
Key
	All stations are accessible

METRORail is the 22.7-mile (36.5 km) light rail system in Houston, Texas (United States). In 2022, the system had a ridership of 12,176,700, or about 44,300 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2023. METRORail ranks as the second most-traveled light rail system in the Southern United States and the 12th most-traveled light rail system in the United States, and has the highest ridership per mile for light rail systems in the Southern US. METRORail is operated by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO).

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