Houston METRORail

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Houston METRORail is a light rail transit system serving the city of Houston, Texas, providing urban passenger rail service along several key corridors.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Houston METRO 1
Houston METRORail canonical 1
Houston METRORail network 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf light rail system
urban rail transit system
accessibility ADA-compliant stations
connectsWith METRO Park & Ride services
METRO local bus network
constructionStart early 2000s
country United States
electrification overhead catenary
expansionPhase North Line extension of Red Line
fareMedium METRO Day Pass
METRO Q Card
fareSystem proof-of-payment
fundingSource local sales tax
greenLineOpeningDate May 23, 2015
initialLine Red Line
line Green Line
Purple Line
Red Line
locatedIn Harris County, Texas
linked to: Harris County

Houston, Texas
linked to: Houston
northLineExtensionOpeningDate December 21, 2013
notableCharacteristic first modern rail transit system in Houston
numberOfLines 3
numberOfStations over 30
openingDate January 1, 2004
operator METRO (Houston)
Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
owner Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
planningAuthority Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
primaryPurpose urban passenger transport
purpleLineOpeningDate May 23, 2015
redLineOpeningDate January 1, 2004
regionServed Greater Houston
rollingStockManufacturer Siemens
safetySystem street-running with traffic signal priority on some segments
servesArea Downtown Houston
East End
Midtown Houston
Museum District
Texas Medical Center
Third Ward
linked to: Third Ward, Houston
servesFacility Downtown Transit Center
Houston Zoo
NRG Park
linked to: NRG Stadium
totalSystemLength approximately 22.7 miles
approximately 36.5 kilometers
trackGauge standard gauge
transitType light rail
vehicleType low-floor light rail vehicle

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Siemens S70 usedInSystem Houston METRORail
Siemens S700 operator Houston METRO
linked to: Houston METRORail
METRORail Red Line system METRORail Houston
linked to: Houston METRORail
North Line extension of Red Line partOfNetwork Houston METRORail network
linked to: Houston METRORail