METRORail Red Line

Red Line
Overview
Locale	Houston, Texas
Termini	Northline Transit Center/HCC (north) Fannin South (south)
Stations	25
Service
Type	Light rail
System	METRORail
Operator	METRO
Daily ridership	37,770 (September 2023)
History
Opened	January 1, 2004 (2004-01-01)
Last extension	December 21, 2013 (2013-12-21)
Technical
Line length	12.8 mi (20.6 km)
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification	overhead catenary
Highest elevation	At-grade with two elevated sections
Route map Northline Transit Center/HCC Melbourne/North Lindale I-610 North Loop East Lindale Park Cavalcade Moody Park Fulton/North Central Quitman/Near Northside Burnett Transit Center I-10 / US 90 UH–Downtown Amtrak Preston Central Station Main Street Square Bell Downtown Transit Center I-45 McGowen Ensemble/HCC Wheeler I-69 / US 59 Museum District Hermann Park/Rice University Memorial Hermann Hospital/ Houston Zoo Dryden/TMC Texas Medical Center Transit Center Smith Lands Stadium Park/Astrodome I-610 South Loop West Fannin South Detailed diagram Northline Transit Center/HCC BNSF Houston Subdivision Melbourne/North Lindale I-610 North Loop East Lindale Park Cavalcade Moody Park Fulton/North Central Quitman/Near Northside Burnett Transit Center UP Houston Subdivision I-10 / US 90 UH–Downtown UP Houston Subdivision Amtrak Preston Central Station (level junctions) Main Street Square Bell Downtown Transit Center I-45 McGowen Ensemble/HCC Wheeler I-69 / US 59 Museum District Hermann Park/Rice University Memorial Hermann Hospital/ Houston Zoo Dryden/TMC Texas Medical Center Transit Center Smith Lands Stadium Park/Astrodome I-610 South Loop West Fannin South METRO Rail Operations Center Key Transit Center transfer station station Green and Purple lines All stations are accessible

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.

Construction on a 5.3-mile (8.5 km) extension to the north began July 2009, and was expected to continue until 2014, though the opening date was later pushed back to 2015. On December 8, 2011, the FTA announced the award of a $450 million grant from the New Starts transit program to fund construction of the Red Line. Better than expected construction progress eventually led to the new line opening ahead of schedule on December 21, 2013.