METRO local bus network
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The METRO local bus network is Houston’s primary system of city buses that provides extensive public transit coverage across the metropolitan area and integrates with the METRORail light rail system.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| METRO bus system | 1 |
| METRO local bus | 1 |
| METRO local bus network canonical | 1 |
| METRO transit network | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public bus transit system
ⓘ
urban transit network ⓘ |
| brand | METRO ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Downtown Houston
ⓘ
Greenway Plaza ⓘ Houston airports via connecting services ⓘ Texas Medical Center ⓘ Uptown / Galleria area ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| fareSystem |
METRO Day Pass
ⓘ
METRO Mobile Ticketing ⓘ METRO Q Card ⓘ
surface form:
METRO Q Fare Card
|
| goal |
provide extensive transit coverage across Houston metropolitan area
ⓘ
support multimodal connections with METRORail and Park & Ride ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
ⓘ
surface form:
Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
|
| hasFeature |
GPS-equipped buses
ⓘ
air-conditioned buses ⓘ bike racks on buses ⓘ real-time arrival information on many routes ⓘ wheelchair-accessible buses ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| implementsPlan | METRO System Reimagining (2015 network redesign) ⓘ |
| integratesWith |
METRO
ⓘ
surface form:
METRO BOOST network
METRO Park & Ride services ⓘ
surface form:
METRO On-Demand services
METRO Park & Ride services ⓘ
surface form:
METRO Park & Ride system
METRO curb2curb service ⓘ METRORail light rail ⓘ
surface form:
METRORail
|
| locatedIn | Houston ⓘ |
| modeOfTransport | bus ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County ⓘ |
| operatorType | public transit agency ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County ⓘ |
| paymentMethod |
cash
ⓘ
contactless smart card ⓘ mobile ticket ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | public transportation within Houston city and nearby communities ⓘ |
| schedulingSystem |
fixed-route service
ⓘ
timetabled service with frequent headways on core routes ⓘ |
| servesMetropolitanArea | Houston metropolitan area ⓘ |
| serviceAreaIncludes |
Baytown (selected services)
ⓘ
City of Houston ONNED1 ⓘ Fort Bend County, Texas ⓘ
surface form:
Fort Bend County (selected areas)
Harris County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType |
crosstown bus service
ⓘ
frequent bus service ⓘ local bus service ⓘ neighborhood circulator service ⓘ |
| shortName |
METRO local bus network
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
METRO local bus
|
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| website | https://www.ridemetro.org ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Montrose (Houston)
this entity surface form:
METRO bus system
this entity surface form:
METRO transit network
this entity surface form:
METRO local bus