9/21/2023 0 Comments Houston metro rail route![]() The tracks rejoin just south of I-69 before merging onto Main Street, which it follows through Midtown and Downtown. Through the Museum District, trains travel on one-way streets: southbound trains use Fannin Street, while northbound trains move onto San Jacinto Street. It turns onto South Braeswood Boulevard briefly before returning to Fannin Street, which it follows through the Texas Medical Center. Starting at Fannin South, the Red Line travels parallel to Fannin Street, crossing under I-610, until it shifts onto Greenbriar Drive. UH–Downtown, the northern terminus of the line for nearly 10 years The approximately 12.8-mile (20.6 km) Red Line runs through the heart of the historic North Side, a storied neighborhood rooted in rail that came into being with the expansion, in the 1880s, of the Hardy Rail Line. Better than expected construction progress eventually led to the new line opening ahead of schedule on December 21, 2013. ![]() 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. 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.Ĭonstruction 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. The Red Line is one of three light rail routes on the METRORail network operated by METRO in Houston, Texas. ![]()
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