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.
History
See A Comprehensive Look at the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Houston, Texas for a comprehensive history of Houston METRO.
Operations & Support Facilities
Facilities
- Buffalo Bayou - 801 North San Jacinto St., Houston, TX 77002
- Central Stores - 1220 McCarty St., Houston, TX 77029
- Fallbrook - 111 Fallbrook Dr., Houston, TX 77038
- Field Service Center - 1215 Labco St., Houston, TX 77029
- Hiram Clarke - 4175 Uptown Dr., Houston, TX 77045
- Kashmere - 5700 Eastex Freeway, Houston, TX 77026
- METROLift Contract Facility - 1215 Labco St., Houston, TX 77029
- First Transit (METROLift) - 3250 Telephone Road, Houston, TX 77023
- Yellow Cab (METROLift) - 1406 Hays Street, Houston, TX 77009
- Northwest - 5555 Deauville Plaza Dr., Houston, TX 77092
- Polk - 5700 Polk St., Houston, TX 77023
- Rail Operations Center (ROC) - 1601 West Bellfort, Houston, TX 77054
- Service and Inspection Facility - 5880 Texas Street, Houston, TX 77011
- West - 11555 Westpark Dr., Houston, TX 77082
Routes
Local Service (Bus & METRORail)
- 2 Bellaire
- 3 Langley
- 4 Beechnut
- 5 Southmore
- 6 Jensen Greens
- 7 West Airport
- 8 West Bellfort
- 9 Gulfton Holman
- 10 Willowbend
- 11 Almeda Lyons
- 14 Hiram Clarke
- 20 Canal Memorial
- 23 Clay W 43rd
- 25 Richmond
- 26 Long Point Cavalcade
- 27 Shepherd
- 28 OST-Wayside
- 29 Cullen Hirsch
- 30 Clinton Ella
- 32 Renwick San Felipe
- 33 Post Oak
- 36 Kempwood
- 38 Manchester Lawndale
- 39 Katy Freeway
- 40 Telephone Heights
- 41 Kirby Polk
- 44 Acres Homes
- 45 Tidwell
- 46 Gessner
- 47 Hillcroft
- 48 Market
- 49 Chimney Rock S Post Oak
- 50 Broadway
- 51 Hardy-Kelley
- 52 Hardy-Ley
- 54 Scott
- 56 Airline Montrose
- 58 Hammerly
- 59 Aldine Mail
- 60 Cambridge
- 63 Fondren
- 64 Lincoln City
- 65 Bissonnet
- 66 Quitman
- 67 Dairy Ashford
- 68 Braeswood
- 70 Memorial
- 71 Cottage Grove
- 72 Westview
- 73 Bellfort
- 75 Eldridge
- 76 Evergreen
- 77 Homestead
- 78 Wayside
- 79 W Little York
- 80 MLK Lockwood
- 82 Westheimer
- 83 Lee Road JFK
- 84 Buffalo Speedway
- 85 Antoine Washington
- 86 FM 1960 Imperial Valley
- 87 Sunnyside
- 88 Sagemont
- 89 Dacoma
- 96 Veterans Memorial
- 97 Settegast
- 98 Briargate
- 99 Ella FM 1960
- 102 Bush IAH Express
- 108 Veterans Memorial Express
- 137 Northshore Express
- 151 Westpark Express
- 152 Harwin Express
- 153 Harwin Express
- 160 Memorial City Express
- 161 Wilcrest Express
- 162 Memorial Express
- 311 Bayou Event Shuttle
- 360 Peerless Shuttle
- 399 Kuykendahl Shuttle
- 402 Bellaire Quickline
- 412 Greenlink Circulator
- 413 Greenlink Orange Route
- METRORail Red Line
- METRORail Green Line
- METRORail Purple Line
- METRO Community Connector
Park & Ride (Commuter) Service
Most midday routes begin service before 11 a.m., while late-evening trips travel as late as 9 p.m. in some corridors.
- East Corridor
- Eastex Corridor
- Greenway/Uptown Corridor
- Gulf Corridor
- Katy Corridor
- Northwest Corridor
- Southwest Corridor
- TMC Corridor
Bus Roster
METRO has a current active fleet of 1,393 ACTIVE buses (as of 9/30/2017), which includes 7 Gillig BRT Plus CNG buses, 712 40' conventional transit buses (diesel, hybrid, and CNG models), 390 45' MCI commuter buses (diesel and hybrid models), 88 60' articulated buses (diesel), and 158 paratransit (METROLift) vehicles. METRO also has 36 Arboc Spirit of Mobility models that are used on low ridership routes and/or for METROLift service.
Active
Fleet number(s) |
Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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50-56 | 2012 | Gillig | BRT CNG 29' (G27E102R2) |
Cummins Westport ISL G | ZF 6HP594C |
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1510-1579 | 2013 | Nova Bus | LFS Artic | Cummins ISL9 | |||
1580-1599 | 2016 | Nova Bus | LFS Artic | Cummins ISL9 |
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1800-1839 | 2014 | NABI | 40-LFW Gen III (040.55) |
Cummins ISL9 | |||
1840-1914 | 2014 | NABI | 40-LFW Gen III (040.56) |
Cummins ISL9 |
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1915-1994 | 2016 | Nova | LFS | Cummins ISL9 | |||
2000 | 2014 | NABI | 40-LFW Gen III CNG (040.55) |
Cummins Westport ISL G | |||
2001-2049 | 2015 | NABI | 40-LFW Gen III CNG (040.55) |
Cummins Westport ISL G | |||
2400-2499 | 2017 | NFI | XD40 |
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3200-3535 | 2001 | NFI | D40LF | Cummins ISC | ZF 5HP592C |
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3550-3589 | 2007 | NFI | DE41LFR | Cummins ISL | Allison EP40 hybrid system |
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3601-3696 | 2008-2009 | OBI | Orion VII NG HEV (07.501) |
Cummins ISB | BAE Systems HybriDrive hybrid system |
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4330-4369 | 2013 | Arboc | Spirit of Mobility |
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4601-4680 | 2010 | OBI | Orion VII NG HEV (07.501) |
Cummins ISB | BAE Systems HybriDrive hybrid system |
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4810-4899 | 2001 | MCI | D4500 | Detroit Diesel Series 60 | Allison B500R | ||
4900-4948 | 2002 | MCI | D4500 | Detroit Diesel Series 60 | Allison B500R | ||
4949-4973 | 2007 | MCI | D4500CT | Detroit Diesel Series 60 | Allison B500R | ||
5001 | 2007 | MCI | D4500CTH | Cummins ISL | Allison EP50 hybrid system |
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5002-5010 | 2008 | MCI | D4500CTH | Cummins ISL | Allison EP50 hybrid system |
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5011-5102 | 2009 | MCI | D4500CTH | Cummins ISL | Allison EP50 hybrid system |
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5103-5122 | 2010 | MCI | D4500CTH | Cummins ISL | Allison EP50 hybrid system |
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5150-5219 | 2014 | MCI | D4500CT | Cummins ISX | Allison B500 | ||
5220-5244 | 2015 | MCI | D4500CT | Cummins ISX | Allison B500 | ||
5245-5254 | 2016 | MCI | D4500CT | ||||
5255-5299 | 2017 | MCI | D4500CT |
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5800-5899 | 2011 | OBI | Orion VII EPA10 HEV (07.501) |
Cummins ISB6.7 | BAE Systems HybriDrive hybrid system |
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On order
Fleet number(s) | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes
Retired
Paratransit (METROLift)Current Roster
Retired Roster
Light RailCurrent Roster
Detailed Fleet SummaryFleet summary as of September 30, 2017.
External linkReferences
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