The Red Line is one of three light rail routes on the METRORail network operated by METRO in Houston, Texas.

Construction on a 5.3-mile (8.5 km) extension to the north[5] began July 2009, and was expected to continue until 2014,[6] though the opening date was later pushed back to 2015.

[7] On December 8, 2011, the FTA announced the award of a $450 million grant from the New Starts transit program to fund construction of the Red Line.

It turns onto South Braeswood Boulevard briefly before returning to Fannin Street, which it follows through the Texas Medical Center.

The tracks eventually move onto the west side of Main Street as they approach UH–Downtown station, the original terminus of the line, located adjacent to the University of Houston–Downtown campus.