METRORail Purple Line

Purple Line
Overview
StatusOperating
LocaleHouston, Texas, U.S.
Termini
Stations10
Service
TypeLight rail/Streetcar
SystemMETRORail
Operator(s)METRO
Daily ridership5,692 (September 2023)
History
OpenedMay 23, 2015 (2015-05-23)
Technical
Line length6.6 mi (10.6 km)
CharacterStreet running downtown, exclusive right-of-way elsewhere
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
ElectrificationOverhead catenary
Highest elevationAt-grade with city streets
Route map

Theater District
Central Station
Convention District
EaDo/Stadium
Leeland/Third Ward
Elgin/Third Ward
TSU/UH Athletics District
UH South/University Oaks
MacGregor Park/
Martin Luther King Jr.
Palm Center Transit Center
Key
Tracks shared with Green Line
Station
Transit center
Transfer station

All stations are accessible

The Purple Line is a 6.6-mile (10.6 km) METRORail light rail/streetcar route operated by METRO in Houston, Texas, United States, serving Southeast Houston. The line opened on May 23, 2015.