The 100-day countdown to kickoff is underway. To mark the occasion METRO has rolled out plans to keep fans moving during the Super Bowl celebration. Extra trains and shuttles also factor in to METRO’s Super Bowl Connection.
“This will ensure all fans have superb transit options to access Super Bowl events. We will educate Houstonians and visitors alike to plan ahead and “Know Before You Go,” said METRO Board Chair Carrin Patman.
More frequent rail service will help meet demand. METRORail will be running with trains arriving every six minutes or less. And METRO is also offering frequent local bus and shuttle services.
METRO shuttle bus services:
- Free Greenlink shuttles will run on three different routes Downtown. Green and Orange routes will run every seven minutes and the Silver route will run every ten minutes.
- A free, Purple route runs every 15 minutes connecting Midtown destinations to the METRORail Red Line.
- METRO will also operate shuttles from the Galleria to Downtown and the Galleria to NRG Park. Pink and Blue route shuttles will run every 15 minutes. Trips are priced at $2 each way.
The expanded service begins Saturday, January 28 and runs through Sunday, February 5.
| Echoing the message to “Know Before You Go,” METRO President & CEO Tom Lambert advised fans to plan trips using METRO apps and website services. “Public transit will be the BEST way to get around the city as parking near events will be limited, said Lambert. “METRO can help you plan your trip with helpful tools like our Mobile TRIP app and Q-Mobile Ticketing app.”
Wheatley High School’s marching band provided music leading to a drumroll before officials unveiled a group of METRO buses sporting the new Super Bowl look. By the time the game rolls around there will be 551 buses with the Super Bowl LI branding. |
For more information on how you can “Know Before You Go,” during Super Bowl LI visit www.RideMETRO.org or call 713-635-4000.