METRORapid Silver Line

Silver Line
Silver Line bus at the Northwest Transit Center
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleHouston, Texas
Termini
  • Northwest Transit Center (north)
  • Westpark/Lower Uptown Transit Center (south)
Stations10
Service
TypeBus rapid transit
SystemMETRORapid
ServicesRoute 433
Operator(s)METRO
Depot(s)Fallbrook
Rolling stockGillig BRT CNG and/or New Flyer XD60
Daily ridership1,012 (weekdays, June 2024)
History
OpenedAugust 23, 2020 (2020-08-23)
Technical
Line length4.7 mi (7.6 km)
Route map

Northwest Transit Center
I-610 busway
Uptown Park
Four Oaks
San Felipe
Ambassador
Guilford
Westheimer/Galleria
West Alabama/Galleria
Richmond
Westpark/Lower Uptown Transit Center
Key
Transit center
Station

All stations are accessible

The METRORapid Silver Line is a bus rapid transit (BRT) line in Houston, Texas operated by METRO. Opened August 23, 2020, the line connects the Uptown area of Houston, with dedicated lanes over nearly the entire length of the corridor. It serves the Northwest Transit Center, 8 stations along Post Oak Boulevard in Uptown, and the Westpark/Lower Uptown Transit Center. On internal METRO documents, the METRORapid Silver Line is designated as Route 433.

The line was originally planned as a 4.7-mile (7.6 km) extension of the METRORail light rail network under the name Uptown/Gold Line. Due to lack of funds, it was announced in early 2013 that the line would be constructed initially as a bus rapid transit line using three-door buses. The design features the ability to convert the line to light rail in the future.

The Silver Line is the first segment of a planned 75 mile network of bus rapid transit service in Houston, branded as METRORapid.