Southeast/Green Line (METRORail)
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The Southeast Line will be a new 7 mile (11 km) line by METRO.
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[edit] Course
The Southeast/Green Line will start from the Intermodal Station in Downtown Houston. It will then turn east at the Preston Station in Downtown Houston (this will also be the beginning of the East End/Brown Line). The Southeast Line will then run with the East End/Brown Line until the Leeland Station (first station away from the East End/Brown Line).
The Southeast/Green Line will then turn south and head down Scott St., and meet up with the University/Orange Line at the Elgin-UH Station. From there, the line will stay south and turn east on Wheeler (making a stop at UH South Station). From there the line will turn south onto Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, and end at the Palm Center Transit Center.
[edit] Construction
Construction on the Southeast/Green Line will begin in the Spring of 2008. A completion date is currently set for Summer/Fall of 2011. Parts of the line will open up once completed until the entire line is finished.
[edit] Future Stations
- Milam (Capitol)/Louisiana (Rusk)
- Fannin (Capitol)/Main (Rusk)
- Austin (Capitol)/Caroline (Rusk)
- Chenevert (Capitol)/Jackson (Rusk)
- North Hutchins (Capitol)/South Hutchins (Rusk)
- Leeland (first station split from East End/Brown Line)
- University of Houston (Scott at Elgin; shared with University Line)
- University of Houston (Scott at Wheeler)
- University of Houston (Wheeler at Calhoun)
- MacGregor Park
- Palm Center
[edit] Expansion
Expansion calls for the Southeast/Green Line to head east onto Griggs Road and meet up with the East End/Brown Line around the Gulfbank area. From there, both lines will head south to Hobby Airport.
