METRORAIL SERVICE INTERRUPTION THIS SATURDAY

There will be no rail service Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, from 5 a.m. until 6 p.m. due to continuing construction for Texas Children’s Hospital.

All rail stations will be closed however, patrons will be served by shuttle buses operating every six minutes from 5 a.m. until 6 p.m. METRO Rider Alert

The shuttle buses (Route 700) will run parallel to the rail line, both north and south, except in the Medical Center. Patrons who normally board from the Memorial Hermann Hospital/Houston Zoo or Dryden/TMC station platforms can find the shuttle bus on Main Street for travel north and southbound. 

Buses will not be able to access the UH-Downtown Station due to construction.

METRO personnel will be available to assist patrons.

Normal rail service will resume at 6 p.m.