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Blue Line
Overview
StatusIn planning
LocaleAustin, Texas
Termini
Stations20
Service
TypeLight rail
SystemCapital MetroRail
Operator(s)Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority
History
Planned opening2029
Route diagram

Legend
 North Lamar Transit Center
US 183.svg US 183
Future extension
Phase I Priority Extension
     Red Line to Leander
 Crestview
Koenig
45th Street
Phase I Priority Extension
Phase I
 38th Street
29th Street
UT
15th Street
Cesar Chavez
     Red Line to Leander
     Green Line to Colony Park
Lady Bird Lake
 Waterfront
     Orange Line to Stassney
 Travis Heights
I-35.svg I-35
 Lakeshore
Riverside
Faro
Montopolis
Yellow Jacket
Phase I
Phase I Priority Extension
Texas 71.svg SH 71
US 183.svg US 183
 Airport
Austin–Bergstrom International Airport
Handicapped/disabled access All stations are accessible
This diagram:

The Blue Line is a planned light rail line for connecting Austin–Bergstrom International Airport with downtown Austin, Texas. It is still in the planning stages as a part of CapMetro's Project Connect. It is estimated to begin revenue service as early as 2029.[1][2]

History

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North Lamar Transit Center, the planned northern terminus of the line, seen in 2008

Austin's 2013 East Riverside Corridor Plan called for high-capacity transit to be installed along East Riverside Drive. This became part of the original Blue Line, which failed to find support in 2014 and was shelved. The Gold Line was formed from a segment of this original proposal, and is expected to be built as a separate bus rapid transit line.[3]

In 2018, CapMetro announced a new long-range planning project entitled Project Connect that outlines several major transit corridors consisting of commuter rail, light rail, and bus rapid transit.[4] The Blue Line corridor will include a transit pathway for a light rail or bus rapid transit line running on the west side of Downtown Austin to Austin–Bergstrom International Airport in southeast Austin.[5] The line was included as part of the Project Connect referendum during the 2020 election.[3][6]

Proposed route

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A new bridge over Lady Bird Lake is planned to carry the line into the Downtown Transit Tunnel.[7]

Stations are listed south to north, from Austin–Bergstrom International Airport to the North Lamar Transit Center:

Station Parking Rail connections Bus connections Nearby points of interest
Airport Yes CapMetro Bus 20 Austin–Bergstrom International Airport
Metrocenter[8] No CapMetro Bus 271 Austin Airport Hotels
Montopolis No CapMetro Bus 20 Montopolis Park, Tokyo Electron
Faro No CapMetro Bus 20, 310 Austin Public Library, Riverside Golf Course
Riverside Yes CapMetro Bus 20, 300, 483 Park Greene Shopping Center
Lakeshore Yes CapMetro Bus 7, 20, 483 Oracle Corporation
Travis Heights No CapMetro Bus 7, 20, 483, 935, 987 Austin Housing Authority, Norwood Park
Waterfront[8] No CapMetro Bus 7, 20, 483 South Congress, Texas Department of Transportation, Austin American-Statesman, Lady Bird Lake
Rainey/MACC[9] No CapMetro Bus 17 Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center
Convention Center/Brush Square[9] No
  Red Line
 CapMetro Bus 451
CapMetro Rapid Gold Line 		Austin Convention Center, Downtown Austin, Rainey Street
Congress Avenue[9] No
Republic Square[9] No
  Orange Line
 CapMetro Rapid 801, 803, Gold Line
CapMetro Bus 105, 111, 171, 980, 981, 985 		Republic Square, Sixth Street, Texas State Board of Nursing, United States Federal Court
Government Center / Capitol West No
  Orange Line
 CapMetro Rapid 801, 803
CapMetro Bus 1, 3, 19, 20, 105, 985 		Wooldridge Square Park, Austin Public Library, Travis County Civil Courthouse. Texas State Capitol, Travis County Adult Probation, Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services
UT/West Mall No
  Orange Line
 CapMetro Rapid 801, 803
CapMetro Bus 1, 3, 19, 20, 105, 640, 982, 990 		University of Texas at Austin, Peter T. Flawn Academic Center, Goldsmith Hall, Sutton Hall, Battle Hall, Parlin Hall, Rainey Hall, Harry Ransom Center, West Campus
Hemphill Park No
  Orange Line
 CapMetro Bus 1, 3, 19, 642 University of Texas at Austin, Phi Gamma Delta, Scottish Rite Dormitory
Hyde Park No
  Orange Line
 CapMetro Rapid 801, 803
CapMetro Bus 1, 3, 19, 335 		Hyde Park, Austin State Hospital, Central Market, Heart Hospital of Austin
Triangle Yes
  Orange Line
 CapMetro Rapid 801
CapMetro Bus 1, 345, 656, 990 		Hyde Park, The Triangle, Texas Facilities Commission, UT Intramural Fields, UT Microfarm, The Triangle Park
Koenig No
  Orange Line
 CapMetro Rapid 801
CapMetro Bus 1, 337 		Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Highway Patrol, McCallum High School
Crestview No
  Red Line
  Orange Line
 CapMetro Rapid 801
CapMetro Bus 1, 7, 300, 324, 350 		Crestview station, Midtown Commons, Texas DPS Credit Union, Black Star Co-op
North Lamar Transit Center Yes
  Orange Line
 CapMetro Rapid 801
CapMetro Bus 1, 323, 350, 383 		Anderson Square Shopping Center

References

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  1. ^ Sanders, Austin (April 26, 2022). "What Kind of Rail Bridge Will Austin Build Across Lady Bird Lake?". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  2. ^ Ionescu, Diana (July 8, 2022). "A Look at Austin's Proposed Subway Stations". Planetizen. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Clark-Madison, Mike (September 25, 2020). "From Light Rail to a Downtown Tunnel: The Parts of Project Connect". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  4. ^ Wilson, Mark D. "Cap Metro unveils new vision for Project Connect - News - Austin American-Statesman - Austin, TX". Statesman.com. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  5. ^ Craver, Jack (October 11, 2018). "Project Connect: Cap Metro insists everything is on the table - Austin MonitorAustin Monitor". Austinmonitor.com. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  6. ^ Claiborne, Casey (April 3, 2019). "Cap Metro's 'Orange', 'Blue' Lines could be very different types of transit for Austin". FOX 7 Austin. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  7. ^ Bernier, Nathan (December 9, 2021). "Should buses be allowed on a new light-rail bridge over Lady Bird Lake?". Austin Monitor. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  8. ^ a b Rahman, Tahera (July 27, 2021). "Capital Metro shares details on rail lines that will connect several Austin areas to airport". NBC. KXAN. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  9. ^ a b c d Bernier, Nathan (July 16, 2021). "Here's What Austin's Underground Light Rail Could Look Like". NPR. KUT 90.5. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
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