Bikes Welcome at All Hours on MetroRail

MetroRail is opening its doors to bikes during all regular service hours just in time for Houston's Bike to Work Day observance May 15. The new hours are made possible with the introduction of a new fleet of rail cars for MetroRail's Green/East End and Purple/Southeast Lines launch on May 23. 

The expanded hours coincide with the announcement that one million bikes have been boarded on Metro's fixed-route fleet of 1,200 buses since the Bikes On Buses program was instituted in 2007. This year in the month of April alone Metro buses carried nearly 21,500 bikes as compared with 1,500 for the month of April 2008.      

Riders are showing a strong desire to use both buses and trains as part of their daily commutes. The restricted access hours will be rescinded effective immediately in an effort to keep riders moving in the right direction. 

Beginning Saturday, May 23, there will be more transit options as two new light-rail lines start serving the community. The Green Line (East End Line) and the Purple Line (Southeast Line) will open to the public and there will be a huge community celebration to mark the occasion.