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In June 2005, METRO announced a revised plan for expansion of the METRORail system. The plan included one new light rail corridor and three bus rapid transit corridors. The bus rapid transit lines would have later been converted into light rail when ridership warranted the conversion.
The Red Line is one of three light rail routes on the METRORail network operated by METRO in Houston, Texas.It is the oldest line in the METRORail system, with the first 7.5-mile (12.1 km) section of the line between Fannin South and UH–Downtown opening on January 1, 2004.
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 ...
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The Purple Line is a 6.6-mile (10.6 km) [5] METRORail light rail/streetcar [2] route operated by METRO in Houston, Texas, United States, serving Southeast Houston. The line opened on May 23, 2015. The line opened on May 23, 2015.
The METRO Solutions Transit System Plan (aka Metro Solutions Plan) was placed before voters on the November 4, 2003, ballot. One of the six proposed light rail segments as a Phase 2 to expand the Main Street line, then under construction, was the "Westpark" corridor, extending from the existing Wheeler station west to Hillcroft; 6.6 mi (10.6 km) and 4 stations. [2]
Along with the acoustical barriers, the transit system needs single-tracking for the ongoing construction of a new civil courthouse near the Metrorail line and two replacement projects for aging ...
A delay in getting new rail cars could push back Metro's expansion and leave passengers stuck with the dingier older cars as hundreds of thousands of people descend on the region for the Games ...