Capital Metro added Friday evening and Saturday afternoon and evening regularly scheduled service on March 23, 2012.Īdvocates of modern urban rail began calling on the city of Austin to develop a passenger rail system at the height of the 1970s energy crisis. Capital Metro added additional runs during midday beginning in mid-January 2011. Daily ridership during the first nine months was approximately 800 riders per weekday, although it had doubled to 1,600 by its first anniversary. In 2022, the line had a ridership of 466,800, or about 1,300 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2022.Īfter a series of delays, Capital MetroRail was inaugurated in March 2010.

The line operates on 32 miles (51 km) of existing freight tracks, and serves nine stations.

The Red Line, Capital Metro's first and only rail line, connects Downtown Austin with Austin's northern suburbs. To report unpermitted after-hours construction activity, please visit Alex311 and select one of the many communications options available for connecting to a City representative.Capital MetroRail is a hybrid rail (light rail with some features similar to commuter rail) line that serves the Greater Austin area in Texas, and which is owned by Capital Metro. If you have any questions about these activities, please contact the City Inspector Brian Whiteley at 703- 656-6025 during regular City business hours. Call your local contacts and emergency numbers for all non-project related issues and emergencies. If there is a Project site related emergency, please call 91. PYC will ensure that, without compromising a safe working environment, the light towers will be pointed away from residents’ homes as much as practicable.Įmployee parking, use of office facilities, generators, loading and unloading of trucks with heavy equipment. Light tower, heavy equipment, work vehicles, delivery vehicles, dump trucks noise throughout the nighttime work windows. Location: Station site area, North Pavilion site area, 2601 Main Line Blvd. Work Hours: Activity may occur 24 hours per day Activity: Installation of Train Control Circuits, Signalization, Trackwork, the Building Envelope and Finishes for the New Potomac Yard Metro Station

Metro rail schedule