METRORail Green Line

The Green Line is a 3.3 mi (5.3 km) METRORail light rail/streetcar 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. 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.

Green Line
Overview
StatusOperating
LocaleHouston, Texas
Termini
Stations9
Service
TypeLight rail/Streetcar
SystemMETRORail
Operator(s)METRO
Daily ridership4,188 (September 2023)
History
OpenedMay 23, 2015
Technical
Line length3.3 mi (5.3 km)
CharacterStreet running downtown, exclusive right-of-way elsewhere
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 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

Theater District
Central Station
Convention District
EaDo/Stadium
Coffee Plant/Second Ward
Lockwood/Eastwood
Altic/Howard Hughes
Cesar Chavez/67th Street
Magnolia Park Transit Center
Key
Tracks shared with Purple Line
Station
Transit center
Transfer station

All stations are accessible
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