Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County

The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, also known as Houston METRO or simply METRO, is the transit provider for Houston, Texas. METRO provides service to the City of Houston; unincorporated Harris County; and 14 smaller cities ("multi-cities") within Harris County, including Bellaire, Bunker Hill Village, El Lago, Hedwig Village, Hilshire Village, Humble, Hunters Creek Village, Katy, Missouri City, Piney Point Village, Southside Place, Spring Valley Village, Taylor Lake Village, and West University Place.

History

(Under Review due to Dead Links)

Facilities

Passenger Facilities

Transit Centers

• Acres Homes Transit Center, 1220 West Little York Rd., Houston, TX 77008
  • Connecting Routes: 3, 30, 44, 64, 344

• Bellaire Transit Center, 5110 Bellaire Blvd., Houston, TX 77401
  • Connecting Routes: 2, 20, 49, 65, 309, 310, 402

• Burnett Transit Center, 1450 North Main St., Houston, TX 77009
  • Connecting Routes: 3, 51, 52, 79, 700 (Red Line)

• Downtown Transit Center, 1900 Main St., Houston, TX 77002
  • Connecting Routes: 6, 11, 32, 44, 51, 52, 54, 82, 85, 102, 108, 137, 160, 161, 162, 222, 236, 244, 247, 291, 700 (Red Line)

• Eastwood Transit Center, 4400 Gulf Fwy., Houston, TX 77023
  • Connecting Routes: 4, 9, 25, 40, 41, 50, 80, 244, 249

• Fannin South Transit Center, 1604 West Bellford St., Houston, TX 77054
  • Connecting Routes: 8, 11, 73, 87, 700 (Red Line)

• Fifth Ward/Denver Harbor Transit Center, 1500 Lockwood Dr., Houston, TX 77020
  • Connecting Routes: 11, 28, 48, 66, 77, 78, 80, 137

• Greenspoint Transit Center, 12455 Greenspoint Rd., Houston, TX 77060
  • Connecting Routes: 6, 56, 85, 86, 99, 102, 399

• Hiram Clarke Transit Center, 3600 W Fuqua St., Houston, TX 77045
  • Connecting Routes: 11, 14, 54, 98, 314

• Hobby Transit Center, 7800 Airport Blvd., Houston, TX 77061
  • Connecting Routes: 40, 50 73, 88

• Kashmere Transit Center, 5910 Kirsh Rd., Houston, TX 77026
  • Connecting Routes: 3, 26, 29, 36, 51, 52, 80, 97, 377

• Magnolia Park Transit Center, 6948 Harrisburg Blvd., Houston, TX 77011
  • Connecting Routes: 20, 28, 38, 50, 76, 800 (Green Line)

• Mesa Transit Center, 9419 Mesa Dr., Houston, TX 77028
  • Connecting Routes: 45, 52, 78, 97

• Mission Bend Transit Center, 13855 Alief Clodine Rd., Houston, TX 77083
  • Connecting Routes: 2, 4, 25, 73, 151

• Northline Transit Center, 7705 Fulton Dr., Houston, TX 77022
  • Connecting Routes: 23, 36, 45, 56, 79, 96, 700 (Red Line)

• Northwest Transit Center, 7373 Old Katy Rd., Houston, TX 77024
  • Connecting Routes: 39, 47, 58, 66, 70, 72, 84, 85, 89, 160, 161, 162, 216, 217, 219, 298, 433 (Silver Line)

• Palm Center Transit Center, 5409 Griggs Rd., Houston, TX 77021
  • Connecting Routes: 5, 87, 900 (Purple Line)

• Southeast Transit Center, 6000 Scottcrest Dr., Houston, TX 77021
  • Connecting Routes: 5, 28, 29, 54, 60, 360

• Texas Medical Center (TMC) Transit Center, 6934 Fannin St., Houston, TX 77030
  • Connecting Routes: 2, 4, 10, 14, 27, 28, 41, 56, 60, 68, 84, 87, 270, 291, 292, 297, 298, 402, 700 (Red Line)

• West Loop Transit Center, 4675 Braeswood Blvd., Houston, TX 77096
  • Connecting Routes: 7, 49, 68

• Westpark/Lower Uptown Transit Center, 5105 Westpark Dr., Houston, TX 77056
  • Connecting Routes: 20, 292, 309, 310, 433 (Silver Line)

• Wheeler Transit Center, 4590 Main St., Houston, TX 77001
  • Connecting Routes: 5, 25, 65, 152, 153, 700 (Red Line)

Park and Ride Lots

• Addicks Park and Ride, 14230 Old Katy Rd., Houston, TX 77079
  • Connecting Routes: 75, 162, 228, 229, 298

• Bay Area Park and Ride, 801 Bay Area Blvd., Houston, TX 77062
  • Connecting Routes: 247, 249

• Baytown Park and Ride, 6550 Garth Rd., Baytown, TX 77521
  • Connecting Routes: 237

• Conroe Park and Ride, 131 1/2 IH 45 North., Conroe, TX 77304
  • Connecting Routes: 291

• Cypress Park and Ride, 25210 US 290 Service Road., Cypress, TX 77429
  • Connecting Routes: 217, 219

• Eastex Park and Ride, 14400 Humble Rd., Humble, TX 77396
  • Connecting Routes: 83, 256, 259

• El Dorado Park and Ride, 203 El Dorado Blvd., Friendswood, TX 77546
  • Connecting Routes: 244, 249

• Fuqua Park and Ride, 11755 Sabo Rd., Houston, TX 77089
  • Connecting Routes: 88, 247, 249

• Gessner Park and Ride, 9925 Westpark Dr., Houston, TX 77063
  • Connecting Routes: 46, 151

• Grand Parkway Park and Ride, 1030 North Grand Pkwy., Katy, TX 77449
  • Connecting Routes: 222, 229

• Hillcroft Park and Ride, 6220 Southwest Fwy., Houston, TX 77063
  • Connecting Routes: 151, 152, 153, 269, 309, 310

• Kingsland Park and Ride, 21669 Kingsland Blvd., Katy, TX 77450
  • Connecting Routes: 221, 229, 298

• Kingwood Park and Ride, 3210 West Lake Houston Pkwy., Kingwood, TX 77345
  • Connecting Routes: 256, 259

• Kuykendahl Park and Ride, 12920 Kuykendahl Rd., Houston, TX 77090
  • Connecting Routes: 202, 209, 399

• Maxey Road Park and Ride, 515 Maxey Rd., Houston, TX 77013
  • Connecting Routes: 137, 236, 237

• Missouri City Park and Ride, 13849 Fondren Rd., Houston, TX 77085
  • Connecting Routes: 63, 98, 270, 314, 363

• Missouri City/SH 6 Park and Ride, 10250 SH 6, Missouri City, TX 77459
  • Connecting Routes: 271

• Monroe Park and Ride, 8833 Gulf Fwy., Houston, TX 77017
  • Connecting Routes: 40, 244, 249, 297

• North Shepherd Park and Ride, 8300 Veterans Memorial Pkwy., Houston, TX 77088
  • Connecting Routes: 3, 27, 30, 40, 59, 64, 96, 99, 108

• Northwest Station Park and Ride, 18502 Northwest Fwy., Houston, TX 77065
  • Connecting Routes: 237

• Seton Lake Park and Ride, 7555 Seton Lake Dr., Houston, TX 77086
  • Connecting Routes: 44, 212

• South Point Park and Ride, 12410 Kurland Dr., Houston, TX 77034
  • Connecting Routes: 297

• Spring Park and Ride, 17444 Curlsway Rd., Houston, TX 77073
  • Connecting Routes: 86, 99, 204, 209

• Townsen Park and Ride, Townsen Blvd. and Eastex Fwy., Humble, TX 77338
  • Connecting Routes: 257, 259

• West Bellfort Park and Ride, 11415 Roark Rd., Houston, TX 77031
  • Connecting Routes: 8, 161, 269, 292

• West Little York Park and Ride, 15010 Hempstead Rd., Houston, TX 77040
  • Connecting Routes: 45, 46, 216, 219

• Westchase Park and Ride, 11050 Harwin Dr., Houston, TX 77072
  • Connecting Routes: 151

• Westwood Park and Ride, 9990 Southwest Fwy., Houston, TX 77074
  • Connecting Routes: 152, 269, 292

Operations and Support

Bus Operating Facilities

• Fallbrook (F - "6xx" blocks) - 111 Fallbrook Dr., Houston, TX 77038
• Hiram Clarke (H - "5xx" blocks) - 4175 Uptown Dr., Houston, TX 77045
• Kashmere (K - "4xx" blocks) - 5700 Eastex Freeway, Houston, TX 77026 NOTE: Kashmere Garage appears to be inactive, however this has not been confirmed
• Northwest (N - "8xx" blocks) - 5555 Deauville Plaza Dr., Houston, TX 77092
• Polk (P - "2xx" blocks) - 5700 Polk St., Houston, TX 77023
• West (W - "3xx" blocks) - 11555 Westpark Dr., Houston, TX 77082

Rail Yards

• METRORail Operations Center (Red Line Yard) - 1601 West Bellfort, Houston, TX 77054
• METRORail Service and Inspection Facility (Green/Purple Line Yard) - 5880 Texas Street, Houston, TX 77011

Support Facilities

• METRO Buffalo Bayou Bus Layover Facility - 801 North San Jacinto St., Houston, TX 77002
• METRO Central Stores - 1220 McCarty St., Houston, TX 77029
• METRO Field Service Center - 1215 Labco St., Houston, TX 77029
• METROLift Contract Facility - 1215 Labco St., Houston, TX 77029
• METROLift/First Transit - 3250 Telephone Road, Houston, TX 77023
• METROLift/Yellow Cab - 1406 Hays Street, Houston, TX 77009

Routes

Local Services

Red Network

These routes feature headways of 15 minutes or better during midday and peak periods for at least 15 hours daily; at least three additional hours of evening/late night service with headways of 20 or 30 minutes; and and 18-hour or greater total spans of service every day, including weekends

Blue Network

These routes feature headways between 16 to 30 minutes throughout the midday and evening/late-night, increasing to 15 or 20 minutes during the peak periods depending on demonstrated or anticipated demand; and an 18-hour or greater weekday and weekend span

Green Network

These routes feature headways between 31 and 60 minutes throughout all periods of the day, increasing to 30-minute headways during peak periods on most routes, and a 14-hour daily spans of service

Orange Network

These routes feature headways of every 15 minutes or better during weekday, peak-hour periods only.

Local Bus Routes

Route	Name	North/East Terminal	South/West Terminal	Transit Centers Served	Garage	Timetable	Notes
2	Bellaire	TMC TC	Mission Bend TC	Bellaire TC	West	Timetable
3	Langley/Little York	Antoine Dr	Burnett TC	Kashmere TC North Shepherd P&R Acres Homes TC	Northwest	Timetable
4	Beechnut	Eastwood TC	Mission Bend TC	TMC TC	Polk and West	Timetable
5	Southmore	Richey	Eastwood TC	Southeast TC Palm Center TC	Polk	Timetable
6	Jensen/Greens	Greenspoint TC	Downtown TC	Tidwell TC	Fallbrook	Timetable
7	West Airport	West Loop TC	Gessner		Hiram Clarke	Timetable
8	West Bellfort	Fannin South TC	West Bellfort TC		Hiram Clarke	Timetable
9	Gulfton/Holman	Eastwood TC	Fondren Rd		Polk	Timetable
10	Willowbend	TMC TC	Fondren Rd		Hiram Clarke	Timetable
11	Almeda/Lyons	Gellhorn/610	Hiram Clarke TC	Fifth Ward/Denver Harbor TC Downtown TC Fannin South TC	Polk	Timetable
14	Hiram Clarke	TMC TC	Hiram Clarke TC		Hiram Clarke	Timetable
20	Canal/Memorial	Magnolia Park TC	Bellaire TC	Downtown Westpark/Lower Uptown TC	Polk and Northwest	Timetable
23	Clay/West 43rd	Northline/HCC TC	Hempstead Hwy		Northwest	Timetable
25	Richmond	Eastwood TC	Mission Bend TC Westchase	Wheeler TC	West	Timetable	All trips to Mission Bend TC, alternating trips extended to Westchase
26	Long Point/Cavalcade	Kashmere TC	Memorial City	Hempstead	Northwest	Timetable
27	Shepherd	North Shepherd P&R	TMC TC		Northwest	Timetable
28	OST (Old Spanish Trail)/Wayside	Fifth Ward/Denver Harbor TC	Ben Taub Hospital	Magnolia Park TC Southeast TC TMC TC	Polk	Timetable
29	Cullen/Hirsch	Kashmere TC	Madden/MLK	Southeast TC	Polk	Timetable
30	Clinton/Ella	Clinton Park	North Shepherd P&R	Acres Homes TC Downtown	Polk	Timetable
32	Renwick/San Felipe	Downtown TC	Braeswood Blvd		Hiram Clarke	Timetable
36	Kempwood	Kashmere TC	West Belt	Northline TC	Norhtwest	Timetable
38	Manchester/Lawndale	Magnolia Park TC	Manchester Docks			Timetable
39	Katy Freeway	Northwest TC	Britnak Ln		Hiram Clarke	Timetable
40	Telephone/Heights	North Shepherd P&R	Hobby Airport/Monroe P&R	Downtown Eastwood TC	Falbrook	Timetable
41	Kirby/Polk	Eastwood TC	TMC TC	Downtown	Polk	Timetable
44	Acres Homes	Willowbrook/Louetta Rd	Downtown	Seton Lake P&R Acres Homes TC	Falbrook and Northwest	Timetable
45	Tidwell	Mesa TC	West Little York P&R	Northline/HCC TC		Timetable
46	Gessner	West Little York P&R	Airport Blvd			Timetable
47	Hillcroft	Northwest TC	Airport Blvd		Northwest	Timetable
48	Market	Pleasantville	Downtown	Fifth Ward/Denver Harbor TC	Polk	Timetable
49	Chimney Rock/S Post Oak	Northwest TC	Ridgemont	Bellaire TC West Loop P&R	Hiram Clarke	Timetable
50	Broadway	Eastwood TC	Hobby Airport	Magnolia Park TC	Polk	Timetable
51	Hardy/Kelley	LBJ Hospital	Downtown TC	Burnett TC Kashmere TC	Falbrook	Timetable
52	Hardy/Ley	Mesa TC	Downtown TC	Burnett TC Kashmere TC	Falbrook	Timetable
54	Scott	Downtown TC	Hiram Clarke TC	Southeast TC	Polk	Timetable
56	Airline/Montrose	Greenspoint TC	Northline/HCC TC TMC TC		Falbrook	Timetable	All trips to Northline/HCC Transit Center, alternating trips extended to TMC TC
58	Hammerly	Northwest TC	West Belt	Hempstead	Northwest	Timetable
59	Aldine Mail	Eastex Freeway	North Shepherd P&R		Falbrook	Timetable
60	Cambridge	TMC TC	El Camino Southeast TC		Hiram Clarke	Timetable	All trips to El Camino, alternating trips extended to Southeast TC
63	Fondren	Westheimer	Missouri City P&R		Hiram Clarke	Timetable
64	Lincoln City	McCrarey Dr	Acres Homes TC	North Shepherd P&R		Timetable
65	Bissonnet	Wheeler TC	Synott Rd	Bellaire TC	West	Timetable
66	Quitman	Fifth Ward/Denver Harbor TC	Northwest TC		Northwest	Timetable
67	Dairy Ashford	Memorial Dr	Bissonnet		West	Timetable
68	Braeswood	TMC TC	West Belt/Lee Clinic		Hiram Clarke	Timetable	Weekday trips to Lee Clinic between approximately 7:00am to 6:00pm
70	Memorial	Northwest TC	Brittmore			Timetable
71	Cottage Grove	Yale St	Hempstead Blvd			Timetable
72	Westview	Northwest TC	Brittmore		West	Timetable
73	Bellfort	Fannin South TC	Hobby Airport		Hiram Clarke	Timetable
75	Eldridge	Addicks P&R	west Oaks Mall	Mission Bend TC		Timetable
76	Evergreen	Magnolia Park TC	Howard Dr		Polk	Timetable
77	Homestead	Hartwick Rd	Fifth Ward/Denver Harbor TC		Polk	Timetable
78	Wayside	Brock Park Dr	Fifth Ward/Denver Harbor TC		Polk	Timetable
79	Irvington	Aldine Westfield	Northline/HCC TC		Falbrook	Timetable
80	MLK/Lockwood	Kashmere TC Tidwell TC	MLK/Park Village	Fifth Ward/Denver Harbor TC Eastwood TC	Hiram Clarke	Timetable	All trips to Kashmere TC, alternating trips extended to Tidwell TC
82	Westheimer	West Oaks Mall	Downtown		Polk and West	Timetable
83	Lee Rd/JFK	North Belt	Tidwell TC	Eastex P&R		Timetable
84	Buffalo Speedway	Northwest TC	West Belfort	TMC TC	Northwest	Timetable
85	Antoine/Washington	West Rd (SH 249) Greenspoint TC	Downtown TC	Hempstead Blvd Northwest TC	Fallbrook and Northwest	Timetable	All trips to West Rd (SH 249), alternating trips extended to Greenspoint TC
86	FM 1960/Imperial Valley	Greenspoint TC	Willowbrook	Spring P&R		Timetable
87	Sunnyside	TMC TC	Fannin South TC	Palm Center TC	Hiram Clarke	Timetable
88	Sagemont	Hobby Airport	San Jacinto College	Fuqua P&R	Hiram Clarke	Timetable
89	Dacoma	Hempstead	Northwest TC		Northwest	Timetable
96	Veterans Memorial	FM 1960	Greenspoint TC	North Shepherd P&R	Fallbrook	Timetable
97	Settegast	Mesa TC	Kashmere TC		Northwest	Timetable
98	Briargate	Hiram Clarke TC	Missouri City P&R		Hiram Clarke	Timetable
99	Ella/FM 1960	Aldine Westfield	North Shepherd P&R	Greenspoint TC Spring P&R	Fallbrook	Timetable

Express Bus (Non-Park & Ride) Routes

Express routes cover long distances quickly, usually via limited-access highways, and typically pick up and drop off passengers at fewer stops than local buses. Express routes may partially operate as local service with several sequential stops, and partially as “closed-door” services along highways with no stops along the way except at subsequent Park and Ride lots in the same corridor. Service is typically anchored on one end at Park and Ride lots or transit centers and major employment centers at the other end. Express routes are tailored services and may have varying travel patterns or number of trips by time of day and day of week. Base fare for these routes are $1.25.

Route	Name	North/East Terminal	South/West Terminal	Transit Centers Served	Garage	Timetable	Notes
102	Bush IAH Express	Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)	Downtown TC	Greenspoint TC	Fallbrook	Timetable
108	Veterans Memorial Express	North Shepherd P&R	Downtown TC		Fallbrook	Timetable	Weekday Peak Hour Service only
137	Northshore Express	Downtown TC	Fifth Ward/Denver Harbor P&R Maxey Road P&R		Polk	Timetable	All Weekday trips to Maxey Road P&R via Denver Harbor TC; All Weekend trips to Denver Harbor TC, with alternating trips extended to Maxey Road P&R
151	Westpark Express	Mission Bend TC	Downtown	Westchase P&R Gessner P&R Hillcroft P&R	West	Timetable	Weekday Peak Hour Service only
152	Harwin Express	Wheeler TC	Westwood P&R	Hillcroft P&R	West	Timetable
153	Harwin Express	Wheeler TC	Briar Forest Dr	Hillcroft P&R	West	Timetable
160	Memorial City Express	Downtown TC	Memorial City	Northwest TC	Northwest	Timetable
161	Wilcrest Express	Downtown TC	West Bellfort P&R	Northwest TC	Northwest	Timetable
162	Memorial Express	Downtown TC	Addicks P&R	Northwest TC	Northwest	Timetable

Circulators and Shuttles

Route	Name	North/East Terminal	South/West Terminal	Transit Centers Served	Garage	Timetable	Notes
309	Gulfton Circulator	Westpark/Lower Uptown Transit Center	(Clockwise)	Bellaire TC Hillcroft P&R	Hiram Clarke	Timetable
310	Gulfton Circulator	Westpark/Lower Uptown Transit Center	(Counter-Clockwise)	Hillcroft P&R Bellaire TC	Hiram Clarke	Timetable
360	Peerless Shuttle	Southeast TC	Bellfort/Jutland		Hiram Clarke	Timetable
399	Kuykendahl Shuttle	Kuykendahl P&R	Greenspoint TC		Fallbrook	Timetable

Quickline (Limited Stop)

Quickline / Signature routes overlay existing local routes and only serve select stops with high connectivity and ridership. Quickline / Signature routes typically operate with higher frequency and higher speeds than the local services they overlay. METRO currently operates one Quickline / Signature route.

Route	Name	North/East Terminal	South/West Terminal	Transit Centers Served	Garage	Timetable	Notes
402	Bellaire Quickline	TMC TC	Ranchester	Bellaire TC	West	Timetable	Operates every 30 minutes during weekday peak hours only

METRORail and METRORapid

METRORail

• 700 Red Line
• 800 Green Line
• 900 Purple Line

METRORapid

• 433 Silver Line

Park & Ride (Commuter) Service

Park & Ride routes serve long-distance commuters. These routes travel between METRO’s Park & Ride lots around suburban Houston (outside of the Interstate 610 Loop) and centralized major employment centers with few or limited passenger pickup/drop off locations along the way. This service type is characterized by high frequencies in the weekday peak periods and peak direction, with some reverse-peak trips and off-peak service as corridor demand warrants. Zoned fares between $2.00 and $8.00 each way depending on distance travelled.

North Corridor (via I-45/North Freeway)

Route	Name	North/East Terminal	South/West Terminal	Fares	Garage	Timetable	Notes
202	Kuykendahl	Kuykendahl P&R	Downtown (Jefferson/Smith)	Zone 3 ($3.75)		Timetable	Weekday peak hours only
204	Spring	Spring P&R	Downtown (Jefferson/Smith)	Zone 3 ($3.75)		Timetable	Weekday peak hours only
209	Spring/Kuykendahl	Spring P&R	Downtown (Jefferson/Smith)	Zone 3 ($3.75)		Timetable	Midday service via Kuykendahl P&R

Seton Lake

Route	Name	North/East Terminal	South/West Terminal	Fares	Garage	Timetable	Notes
212	Seton Lake	Seton Lake P&R	Downtown (St Joseph/Smith)	Zone 3 ($3.75)		Timetable	Weekday peak hours only

Northwest Corridor (via US 290/Northwest Freeway)

Route	Name	North/East Terminal	South/West Terminal	Fares	Garage	Timetable	Notes
216/214	West Little York/Northwest Station	Northwest Station P&R (214) West Little York P&R (216)	Downtown	Zone 2 ($3.25)		Timetable	Weekday peak hours only; combined service via Northwest TC
217	Cypress	Cypress P&R	Downtown (Jefferson/Smith)	Zone 4 ($4.50)		Timetable	Weekday peak hours only via Northwest TC
219	Cyrpess/Northwest Station/West Little York	Cypress P&R Northwest Station P&R West Little York P&R	Downtown (Jefferson/Smith)	Zone 2 ($3.25)		Timetable	Midday service via Northwest TC

(P) = AM/PM Peak Hour Service Only; (M) = Mid-day Service Only)

Katy Corridor (via I-10/Katy Freeway)

Route	Name	North/East Terminal	South/West Terminal	Fares	Garage	Timetable	Notes
221	Kingsland	Kingsland P&R	Downtown	Zone 4 ($4.50)		Timetable	Weekday peak hours only
222	Grand Parkway	Grand Parkway P&R	Downtown	Zone 4 ($4.50)		Timetable	Weekday peak hours only
228	Addicks	Addicks P&R	Downtown	Zone 3 ($3.75)		Timetable	Weekday peak hours only
229	Grand Parkway/Kingsland/Addicks	Grand Parkway P&R	Downtown	Zone 3 ($3.75)		Timetable	Midday service via Addicks and Kingsland P&R

East Corridor (via I-10/East Freeway)

• Gulf Corridor
  • 244 Monroe/248 ElDorado P&R (P)
  • 247 Fuqua/246 Bay Area P&R (P)
  • 249 Monroe/Fuqua/El Dorado/Bay Area P&R (M)

• Eastex Corridor
  • 256 Eastex/255 Kingwood P&R (P)
  • 257 Townsen P&R (P)
  • 259 Kingwood/Townsen/Eastex P&R (M)

• Southwest Corridor
  • 269 West Bellfort/Westwood/Hillcroft P&R (P/M)

• TMC Corridor
  • 270 Missouri City/SH 6 P&R (P)
  • 292 Southwest Freeway/TMC P&R (P)
  • 297 Gulf Freeway/TMC P&R (P)
  • 298 Katy Freeway/TMC P&R (P)

• Conroe
  • 291 Conroe P&R (P)

curb2curb

METRO curb2curb (formerly Community Connector)

• 314 Hiram Clarke
• 344 Acres Homes
• 363 Missouri City
• 377 Kashmere Late Night

Bus Roster

METRO has a current active fleet of 1,405 ACTIVE buses (as of 1/31/2018), which includes 7 Gillig BRT Plus CNG buses, 711 40' conventional transit buses (diesel, hybrid, and CNG models), 399 45' MCI commuter buses (diesel and hybrid models), 88 60' articulated buses (diesel), and 162 paratransit (METROLift) vehicles. METRO also has 38 Arboc Spirit of Mobility models that are used on low ridership routes.

Active

Route	Name	North/East Terminal	South/West Terminal	Fares	Garage	Timetable	Notes
236	Maxey Road/Baytown	Maxey Road P&R	Downtown	Zone 4 ($4.50)		Timetable	Weekday peak hours only via Maxey Road with 4 inbound and 5 outbound trips extended to Baytown P&R

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
50-56		2012	Gillig	BRT Plus CNG 29' (G27E102R2)	Cummins Westport ISL G	Allison B400R	Originally purchased by the Houston Downtown Management District for "Greenlink" Downtown Shuttle Operated and maintained under contract by METRO "Greenlink" bus service discontinued as of July 2020 Subsequently repainted into METRO paint scheme; assigned to Fallbrook Garage for use on low density routes
1400-1413		2019	New Flyer	XD60	Cummins L9		Currently used on METRORapid 433/Silver Line All units based out of Hiram Clarke garage
1510-1579		2013	Nova Bus	LFS Artic	Cummins ISL9		Assigned to West and Fallbrook garages
1580-1599		2016	Nova Bus	LFS Artic	Cummins ISL9		1583 and 1587 retired after being completely submerged in floodwaters during Hurricane Harvey All units assigned to Fallbrook garage
1800-1839		2014	NABI	40-LFW Gen III (040.55)	Cummins ISL9
1840-1914		2014	NABI	40-LFW Gen III (040.55)	Cummins ISL9		1903 retired after being involved in major accident Majority of units in this series assigned to Northwest Garage, with some units assigned to Polk
1915-1994		2016	Nova	LFS	Cummins ISL9		Units assigned to Polk, Hiram Clarke and Northwest
2000		2014	NABI	40-LFW Gen III CNG (040.55)	Cummins Westport ISL G		Assigned to Fallbrook Garage
2001-2049		2015	NABI	40-LFW Gen III CNG (040.55)	Cummins Westport ISL G		All units in this series assigned to Fallbrook Garage
2050		2018	Nova Bus	LFS CNG	Cummins L9N		Assigned to Fallbrook Garage
2051-2079		2019	Nova Bus	LFS CNG	Cummins L9N		All units in this series assigned to Fallbrook Garage
2400-2499		2017-18	NFI	XD40	Cummins L9		Units assigned to West, Hiram Clarke and Northwest garages
2500-2534		2020	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins L9		Confirmed to be diesel buses, not hybrid buses All units in this series assigned to Polk Garage
3550-3589		2007	NFI	DE41LFR	Cummins ISL	Allison EP40 hybrid system	3580-3587 are painted in the Quickline livery, with the exception of 3586, which is in standard METRO livery as of March 2024 Remaining units assigned to West Garage
3601-3696		2008-2009	OBI	Orion VII NG HEV (07.501)	Cummins ISB	BAE Systems HybriDrive hybrid system	Equipped with Lithium-Ion batteries for energy storage. 3601-3657 are 2008 models 3658-3696 are 2009 models Units in this series assigned to Polk, West, Hiram Clarke and Falbrook garages
4370-4409		2020	Ram New England Wheels	ProMaster 3500 Frontrunner			Units in this series assigned to Hiram Clarke Garage
4601-4680		2010	OBI	Orion VII NG HEV (07.501)	Cummins ISB	BAE Systems HybriDrive hybrid system	Equipped with Lithium-Ion batteries for energy storage. Units in this series assigned to Polk and Hiram Clarke garages
5002-5010		2008	MCI	D4500CTH	Cummins ISL	Allison EP50 hybrid system
5011-5102		2009	MCI	D4500CTH	Cummins ISL	Allison EP50 hybrid system
5103-5122		2010	MCI	D4500CTH	Cummins ISL	Allison EP50 hybrid system
5150-5219		2014	MCI	D4500CT	Cummins ISX	Allison B500
5220-5244		2015	MCI	D4500CT	Cummins ISX	Allison B500
5245-5254		2016	MCI	D4500CT	Cummins ISX	Allison B500
5255-5299		2017	MCI	D4500CT	Cummins ISX12	Allison B500	Part of a Three-Year Contract with Options for 169 Commuter Coaches. Delivery of 1st group of 45 D4500CTs has been completed.
5300-5354		2018	MCI	D4500CT	Cummins ISX12	Allison B500	5344-5346 used for Conroe Connection commuter bus service
5355-5403		2019	MCI	D4500CT	Cummins ISX12
5404-5413		2020	MCI	D4500CT	Cummins X12
5800-5899		2011	OBI	Orion VII EPA10 HEV (07.501)	Cummins ISB6.7	BAE Systems HybriDrive hybrid system	Equipped with Lithium-Ion batteries for energy storage. Units in this series assigned to Polk, West, Hiram Clarke and Falbrook garages

On order

Fleet Number(s)	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
3000-3019	2022	Nova Bus	LFSe+			Options for up to 20 more buses.
TBD (160 units)	2024-2025	NFI	XD40	Cummins L9		With options for 50 more buses.

Retired

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
10-35		1998	Chance	AH-28	Cummins ISB	Allison B300R
36		2000	Chance	AH-28	Cummins ISB	Allison B300R
37-40		1999	Chance	AH-28	Cummins ISB	Allison B300R
41-46		2000	Chance	AH-28	Cummins ISB	Allison B300R
301-310	Renumbered 3301-3310
311-318	Renumbered 3311-3318
319-324	Renumbered 3319-3324
325-334	Renumbered 3325-3334
335-344	Renumbered 3335-3344
401-445	Renumbered 3401-3445
475-486	Renumbered 3475-3486
600-699	Renumbered 3600-3699
800-1126		1979	Grumman Flxible	870 (53102-8-1)	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison V730	Formerly HouTran 800-1126.
1150-1164		1986	Neoplan USA	AN340/3	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HT-740	Ex-National Transit Services; bought in 1993. 1 unit was found in a storage lot known as Diesel Tech in Pflugerville, TX in 2012. However it has since closed.
1200-1254		1979	Eagle	Model 05	Detroit Diesel 8V71
1255-1299		1984	Eagle	Model 10	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA MUI	Voith D864.2	Some units had their Voith transmissions replaced with Allison HT-748 ATEC transmissions in the 1990's. Retired circa 1997-1999; around 79 Eagles were auctioned off in November 1999.
1300-1354		1985	Eagle	Model 10	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA MUI	Voith D864.2 Allison HT-740	Some units delivered with Voith transmissions were later replaced with Allison HT-748 ATEC transmissions in the 1990's. Retired circa 1997-1999. View the series page for detailed disposition info.
1400-1449		1984 1985	Crown Ikarus	286.08	Cummins NHHTC	Allison HT-740 Voith D864.2	1984 models. Delivered by fall 1985. Final model 286's built by Crown Ikarus. They were the only 286's besides the 1977 prototype to be spec'd with single headlights. Retired in 1997. 1447 was found in between Navasota, TX & Anderson, TX on 1/17/2014. It was sitting in the same spot since at least 2005. It remains externally intact as 2021.
1450-1485		1992	Neoplan USA	AN460A	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA PING	Allison HTB-748	Diesel/LNG Dual-Fuel Suburban seating Later converted to diesel only before retiring. Retired circa 2005-2007. View the series page for detailed disposition info.
1486-1503		1993	Neoplan USA	AN460A	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA PING	Allison HTB-748	Diesel/LNG Dual-Fuel Suburban seating Later converted to diesel only before retiring. Retired circa 2005-2007. View the series page for detailed disposition info.
1600-1699		1979	Grumman Flxible	870 (40102-8-1)	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison V730	Rebuilt by Flxible. Retired in 1997. 1654 & 1696 were bought by Scott Richards/Regional Transit Service.
1700-1851		1978	GMC	RTS-01 (TH-8201)	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison V730	Formerly HouTran 1700-1851. 1705, 1709, 1722 & 1737 to Indiana University Campus Bus Service 631-634. 1824 was bought by Scott Richards/Regional Transit Service
1901-1908		7/1981	GMC	RTS-04 (T8J-204)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V730
1909-2038		2-3/1982	GMC	RTS-04 (T8J-204)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V730
2039-2138		3-4/1983	GMC	RTS-04 (T8J-204)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V730
2139-2188		7-9/1983	GMC	RTS-04 (T8J-204)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V730
2200-2356		1985	Flxible	Metro "A" (40102-6T)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V730
2400-2408		1989	Ikarus USA	416.02	Caterpillar 3176	ZF 4HP590	Retired in 2003. View the series page for detailed disposition info.
2409-2519		1990	Ikarus USA	416.02	Caterpillar 3176	ZF 4HP590	Retired circa 2003. View the series page for detailed disposition info.
2520-2578		1990-1991	Ikarus USA	416.02	Caterpillar 3176	ZF 4HP590	1991 models. Retired in 2003. View the series page for detailed disposition info.
2579		1991	Ikarus USA	416.03 LNG	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison HTB-748	Altoona test bus from May 26, 1992 to October 16, 1992. Used the 416.02 VIN code despite being a 416.03 model. Originally Diesel/LNG Dual-Fuel powered with a Detroit Diesel 6V92TA PING engine. It was converted to diesel powered and was repowered with a new engine before retiring. Retired circa 2005. View the series page for detailed disposition info.
2580-2585		1992	American Ikarus	416.02	Caterpillar 3176	ZF 4HP590	First model 416 buses built by American Ikarus, previously built by Ikarus USA. Retired circa 2005. View the series page for detailed disposition info.
2586-2645		1993	American Ikarus	416.03 LNG	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA PING	Allison HTB-748	Diesel/LNG Dual-Fuel. Later converted to diesel only before retiring. Retired in 2005-2007. View the series page for detailed disposition info.
2700-2729		1991	Ikarus USA	416.04	Caterpillar 3176	ZF 4HP590	1992 models. Suburban configuration Delivered & entered service in fall 1991. Retired in 2005-2006. View the series page for detailed disposition info.
2730-2753		1992	American Ikarus	416.04	Caterpillar 3176	ZF 4HP590	Suburban configuration Retired circa 2005-2006. View the series page for detailed disposition info.
2770-2799		1992	Stewart and Stevenson	Apollo T-40 Diesel/LNG	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA PING Caterpillar 3197 Multi-fuel(?)	Allison HTB-748 ZF	Mercedes-Benz O371 chassis Diesel/LNG Dual-Fuel. Retired circa 2002-2003. 2792 was kept as a marketing bus for a while after retirement, but was eventually disposed of. View the series page for detailed disposition info.
2800-2899		2000	NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400R
2900-2949		2000	NFI	D40LF	Cummins ISC	Allison B400R
3000-3029		1986	Neoplan USA	AN430A	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731	Retired circa 2000. View the series page for detailed disposition info.
3035			?				Retired by 2000.
3040		1993	Neoplan	N8012	Cummins B5.9	ZF 4HP500	Ex-Neoplan USA demonstrator (displayed at the 1993 APTA Expo); purchased in 1994. Retired circa 2003. View the series page for detailed disposition info.
3050		?	Stewart and Stevenson	Apollo T-40			Prototype? Ex-Demo? Mercedes-Benz O371 chassis. Retired by 2000.
3051			?				Retired by 2000.
3080-3084		1985	Skillcraft	Transmaster			3084 to World Transportation 095.
3090-3094		1986	MAN	Americana (SL-40102L)	MAN D2566 MLUH	Renk-Doromat 874B	Sold to World Transportation as 656-660 in 1991.
3100-3150		1989	Stewart and Stevenson	Starship S-25			Brazilian-built Marcopolo Senior chassis
3200-3234		1990	Goshen	GCC-900
3200-3535		2001	NFI	D40LF	Cummins ISC	ZF 5HP590	2000 models 3302, 3310, 3380, 3527 were sold to ABM Aviation/Air Serv Corporation. 3205, 3209, 3240, 3264, 3271, 3272, 3280, 3291, 3295, 3298 & 3385 were sold to Transurbano. Retired by February 2022.
3301-3310		11/1967	GMC	TDH-5303	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex 301-310 Exx-HouTran 301-310. Exxx-Rapid Transit Lines 301-310.
3311-3318		2/1968	GMC	T6H-5305A	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex 311-318 Exx-HouTran 311-318. Exxx-Rapid Transit Lines 311-318.
3319-3324		9-10/1968	GMC	T6H-5305A	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex 319-324 Exx-HouTran 319-324. Exxx-Rapid Transit Lines 319-324.
3325-3334		8/1969	GMC	T6H-5305A	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex 325-334 Exx-HouTran 325-334. Exxx-Rapid Transit Lines 325-334.
3335-3344		9/1971	GMC	T6H-5305A	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex 335-344 Exx-HouTran 335-344. Exxx-Rapid Transit Lines 335-344.
3401-3445		8/1964	GMC	TDH-5303	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH	Ex 401-445 Exx-HouTran 401-445. Exxx-Rapid Transit Lines 401-445.
3475-3486		3/1964	GMC	TDH-5303	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH	Ex 475-486 Exx-HouTran 475-486. Exxx-Pioneer Bus Company P461-P472. Exxxx-Greyhound USA 214, 225, 228, 236, 258, 221, 227, 234, 238, 242, 247, 249.
3751, 3576, 3577			?				Retired by 2000.
3600-3699		5/1975	GMC	T8H-5307A	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison VS2-8	Ex-600-699 Exx-HouTran 600-699.
3700-3740		1993	Neoplan USA	AN345/3	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HTB-748	Replaced by the MCI D4500CTH coaches.
3741-3760		1994	Neoplan USA	AN345/3	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HTB-748	Replaced by the MCI D4500CTH coaches.
3800-3849		1992	Stewart and Stevenson	Gemini S-29	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA PING	Allison HTB-748	Diesel/LNG Dual-Fuel Ferroni minibus chassis Suburban configuration Retired circa 2002-2003. View the series page for detailed disposition info.
3900-3934		1992	Stewart and Stevenson	Gemini T-29	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA PING	Allison HTB-748	Diesel/LNG Dual-Fuel Ferroni minibus chassis Retired circa 2003. View the series page for detailed disposition info.
3961			?				Retired by 2000.
4000-4029		1996	NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400R
4030-4096, 4107-4156		1997-1998	NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400R
4097-4101		1998	NFI	C40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50G	Allison B400R	1997 models
4102-4106		1998	NFI	L40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50G Cummins ISB	Allison B400R Allison EP40 hybrid system	1997 models 4103-4106 were converted to diesel-electric hybrid buses. Based out of the Polk Bus Operating Facility.
4200 (1st)		1996	NFI	D30LF	Detroit Diesel Series 40E	Allison B300R	Demonstrator Sold to Golden Retriever Seniors Transportation System?
4200 (2nd), 4201-4259		1997	NFI	D30LF	Detroit Diesel Series 40E	Allison B300R
4260-4327		1998	NFI	D30LF	Detroit Diesel Series 40E	Allison B300R
4330-4369		2013	Chevrolet/Arboc	G4500/Spirit of Mobility	GM Vortec 6.0L (gasoline)		Used on routes with low ridership. 4364 & 4369 are used for training purposes.
4400-4409		1996	Neoplan USA	AN460A	Detroit Diesel Series 50 Cummins ISL	Allison B500R	Suburban configuration Some units were repowered. Retired circa 2009-2011. View the series page for detailed disposition info.
4410-4441		1997	Neoplan USA	AN460A	Detroit Diesel Series 50 Cummins ISL	Allison B500R	Suburban configuration Some units were repowered. Retired circa 2009-2011. View the series page for detailed disposition info.
4442-4467		1999	Neoplan USA	AN460A	Detroit Diesel Series 50 Cummins ISL	Allison B500R	Suburban configuration Some units were repowered. Retired circa 2012. View the series page for detailed disposition info.
4500-4547		1997	Neoplan USA	AN460A	Detroit Diesel Series 50 Cummins ISL	Allison B500R	Some units were repowered. 4543 caught on fire and was involved in an accident in 2005. It retired. Retired circa 2009-2011. View the series page for detailed disposition info.
4548-4579		1998	Neoplan USA	AN460A	4548-4567: Cummins ISL 4568-4579: Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B500R	4548-4567 were repowered. 4557 & 4578 to RGRTA 3xx & 354 in late 2006. Retired circa 2011-2012. View the series page for detailed disposition info.
4580-4589		1999	Neoplan USA	AN460A	Detroit Diesel Series 50 Cummins ISL	Allison B500R	Some units were repowered. 4580, 4585 & 4589 to RGRTA 3xx, 353 & 3xx in late 2006. Retired & auctioned off circa 2012. See series page for detailed disposition info.
4691-4692		2011	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL9		Returned to Nova Bus after the completion of the 6-month trial period.
4700-4726		1998	NFI	D45S	Detroit Diesel Series 60	Allison B500R
4727-4803		1999	NFI	D45S	Detroit Diesel Series 60	ZF 5HP600
4810-4899		2001	MCI	D4500	Detroit Diesel Series 60	Allison B500R
4900-4948		2002	MCI	D4500	Detroit Diesel Series 60	Allison B500R	2003 models. Retired in 2019.
4949-4973		10/2006	MCI	D4500CT	Detroit Diesel Series 60 EGR	Allison B500R	2007 models. Retired in 2021.
5001		2007	MCI	D4500CTH	Cummins ISL	Allison EP50 hybrid system	Originally received as a prototype

Paratransit (METROLift)

Current Roster

Fleet Number Range	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model Name	Engine	Transmission	Notes
843-901		2010	Chevrolet/Champion	Express/Challenger			1 unit in non-revenue service (spill/rail response).
961-998		2013	Ford/Goshen	GC II			7 unis in non-revenue service (spill/rail response).
999-1038		2014	Ford/Goshen	E450/GC II			Operated by METRO & First Transit.
1039-1078		2015	Goshen	GC II			Operated by First Transit.
1079-1118		2016	Goshen	GC II			Operated by METRO.
1119-1158		2017	Glaval	Universal			Operated by First Transit.

Retired Roster

Fleet Number Range	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model Name	Engine	Transmission	Notes
201-285		1992	Collins	Civic
500-599		1995	Metrotrans	Classic II
600-717		2000	Ford/Goshen	E-Series/Pacer II			Operated by First Transit.
725-842		2006	Ford/Champion	E-Series/Challenger			27 random units in service on certain low-ridership routes. Operated by MV Transit. ALL retired; replaced by Arboc Spirit of Mobility vehicles.
902-960		2011	Chevrolet/Champion	Express/Challenger			Operated by First Transit.

Light Rail

Current Roster

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model Class	Motors	Notes
101-115		2002	Siemens	S70 Avanto H1	Siemens
116-118		2004	Siemens	S70 Avanto H1	Siemens
201-219		2012	Siemens	S70 Avanto H2	Siemens	Option taken from Utah Transit Authority order
301-339		2014	CAF	Urbos 3 H3
401-414		2022	Siemens	S700 H4	Siemens	Option taken from Metro Transit (Minnesota) order

External link

• Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County