Light rail system "METRORail":

Red Line: 12 km, 16 stops; opened 1 Jan 2004
- extended north 21 Dec 2013 adding 8.5 km and 8 stations
- Central Station added on 18 Feb 2015

Green & Purple Lines: 13.4 km, 13 stops, opened 23 May 2015
- Theater District - EaDo/Stadium - Altic/H. Hughes and Palm Center TC
- Altic - Magnolia Park opened 11 Jan 2017 (1.8 km, 2 stops)

Operated by Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Metro)

In March 2009, a large expansion plan was approved, including the East End, Southeast, North and Uptown routes, totalling about 32 km, with the East End, Southeast Lines finally opened in spring 2015 (view map with other proposed but currently deferred lines).

Ride Metro (Official Website)

Houston Light Rail at Lightrailnow Site

Houston Light Rail at newyorksubway.org incl. many photos

Houston Metro Light Rail at Wikipedia

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