METRORail

METRORail is the light rail system in Houston, Texas (United States). In , the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of . METRORail ranks as the second most-traveled light rail system in the Southern United States and the 10th most-traveled light rail system in the United States, and has the highest ridership per mile for light rail systems in the Southern US. METRORail is operated by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO).

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Vinony's link graph records 397 inbound references to METRORail, and connects out to Siemens S70, Barack Obama and Los Angeles.

It is catalogued under topics including 2004 establishments in Texas, 600 V DC railway electrification and 750 V DC railway electrification.

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Key facts

Public transit.name: METRORail
Public transit.image: Houston METRORail Wordmark.svg
Public transit.image2: METRO Light Rail3.jpg
Public transit.alt2: Two-car train running southbound towards Fannin South station on the METRORail Red Line. The skyscrapers of downtown Houston can be seen in the background, and overhead wires are visible to provide power to the train.
Public transit.imagesize2: 250px
Public transit.caption2: Southbound two-car Siemens S70/H1 METRORail train on Red Line, departing downtown Houston (2007)
Public transit.owner: Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
Public transit.locale: Houston, Texas
Public transit.transit_type: Light rail/Tram
Public transit.lines: 3 (2 planned)
Public transit.stations: 39
Public transit.daily_ridership: ()
Public transit.annual_ridership: ()
Public transit.chief_executive: Tom Lambert
Public transit.headquarters: Lee P. Brown METRO Administration Building1900 Main Street
Public transit.character: At grade, with street running sections
Public transit.vehicles: 51 Siemens S7039 CAF Urbos LRV14 Siemens S700
Public transit.train_length: Two cars

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: light rail
Country: United States
Located in: Houston
Continent: North America
Operator: Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
Official website: www.ridemetro.org
Image: MetroRail.jpg

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Commons category: METRORail
date of official opening: 2004-01-01

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Article · Polski

METRORail – system lekkiej kolei (light rail) w mieście Houston w stanie Teksas w Stanach Zjednoczonych. System posiada 12,1 km długości i 16 stacji na swojej trasie, jest on obsługiwany przez Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County. Obecnie kursuje jedna linia METRORail, jednakże w perspektywie do 2014 planowana jest znaczna rozbudowa systemu o kolejne trzy linie. Wszystkie pojazdy są niskopodłogowe a perony stacji są przystosowane dla osób niepełnosprawnych. Wszystkie komunikaty audio wizualne wewnątrz pojazdu wygłaszane są w języku angielskim i hiszpańskim, ponadto wszystkie informacje dotyczące całej sieci METRORail również opisane są w tych dwóch językach.

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