METRO has several types of bus services: Local and Park & Ride
Local Service runs mostly on city streets, stopping at every other corner along its route.
Park & Ride Service
is for long-distance commuting. METRO's 28 Park & Ride lots provide bus service
to key destinations in the service area. One-way fare falls into four zones
based on the distance a bus travels.ss
The Texas Medical Center (TMC) Circulator may be
paid with METRO Q® Fare Card or cash.
Customers can carry a pet on the bus and the Rail as long as it is caged properly, they do not have to have a disability. The animals that are not caged with a disabled person is considered a Service Animal.
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Accessible bus features include:
- Ramps or lifts on all of our buses for riders using wheel chairs or scooters or ambulatory riders who have difficulty reaching the first step.
- Two priority seating areas for elderly and people with disabilities, equipped with an easy-to-reach stop call bell and special securement belts designed to secure patrons who use a wheelchair or scooter.
- Bus pads, sidewalk links, and curb cuts at most of our 10,500 bus stops.
- Solid square bus poles at all bus stops.
- Bus stop announcements, both audible and visual, at major stops, main intersections and transfer points along the route.
- Larger, brighter destination signs on the front and side of the bus.
- Lighted “Stop Request” signs inside the bus for the riders with hearing impairments.
- 19 Transit Centers connecting bus routes in neighborhoods for safe and easy transfers from one route to another.
- Major transit centers are located Downtown and the Texas Medical Center, connecting METRO bus routes to the accessible METRORail.
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