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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 ...
Central Station is a light rail station served by METRORail in downtown Houston, Texas, United States. It serves as a major transfer point between the Red, Purple and Green lines. It is the busiest station on the Green and Purple lines.
Houston Gardens Kashmere Transit Center East Houston Mesa Transit Center I-610 Service Rd, Wallisville Rd, Oates Rd, E Houston Rd 14.9 miles (24.0 km) 144,803 98 Briargate Central Southwest Hiram Clarke Transit Center Fondren Gardens Missouri City Park & Ride Fuqua St, Fondren Rd 7.4 miles (11.9 km) 87,790 99 Ella – FM 1960 Acres Homes
The Houston and Texas Central Railway (H&TC) was an 872-mile (1403-km) railway system chartered in Texas in 1848, with construction beginning in 1856. The line eventually stretched from Houston northward to Dallas and Denison, Texas , with branches to Austin and Waco .
For nearly four decades, Texans have asked for a bullet train to connect the state's largest cities. After all, Texas is big, and it can take hours to get from any major Texas city to another.
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT) or heavy rail, [2] [3] commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas. A grade separated rapid transit line below ground surface through a tunnel can be regionally called a subway , tube , metro or underground .
Houston Station: U.S. 290 and Interstate 610 in northwest Houston. In 2012, project leaders said they expected the rail to be up and running by 2020 and would not seek public funds , according to ...
The Green Line [6] is a 3.3 mi (5.3 km) [4] [5] [7] METRORail light rail/streetcar [1] 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. [3]