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[citation needed] Metro also operates express bus routes on the Houston region's freeway high-occupancy vehicle lanes, which stop at park-and-ride lots. Prior to the construction of Metrorail, Metro consisted of the largest all-bus fleet in the United States, only because Houston was the largest major city devoid of any rail transit since 1990.
Prior to the opening of METRORail, Houston was the largest city in the United States without a rail transit system. [ citation needed ] Following a successful referendum held locally in 2003, METRO is currently in the beginning design phases of a 10-year expansion plan to add five more sections to connect to the current rail system.
The Magnolia Park TC includes access to the METRORail Green Line which runs west towards the Theater District in Downtown Houston. The Magnolia Park TC serves as the eastern terminus of the line. The transit center features local bus service, a pickup/drop-off drive, passenger canopy, B-Cycle bike share kiosk, and a Park & Ride parking lot.
It includes an island platformed METRORail light rail station and bays for bus service. The station was opened on January 1, 2004. [1] The station is located adjacent to the Lee P. Brown Administration Building, the METRO headquarters. The bus bay has parking spaces for nine buses. [2] Routes that go through the Downtown Transit Center include:
In having 1,437 spaces, this station is the only one along the Red Line with a designated parking facility operated by METRO (although others are located near private lots garages). [2] The trip to the UH–Downtown station takes 30 minutes with trains operating a six-minute intervals during weekdays, at twelve-minute intervals during the ...
Northline Transit Center/HCC station is a station on METRORail Red Line in Houston. It is the northern terminus of the Red Line. It services the Northline Transit Center, located on the west side of the street and the Houston Community College Northline Campus. Outside of weekdays, it is the busiest station on the Red Line.
Smith Lands Station and the attached commuter parking facility are also used occasionally as part of an off-site event parking site for Houston Texans football games and the annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo as well as major concert, sporting and other events taking place at NRG Park, which is located 0.8 miles (1.3 km) to the south next ...
Main Street Square is a station on the METRORail Red Line in Houston, Texas . This originally was the 3rd station heading south along the rail line and is in the heart of downtown. There are many shopping areas and offices nearby. The station is located on Main Street in Downtown Houston and has two separate platforms. The northbound platform ...