METRO is the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, serving the Greater Houston, Texas area with safe, clean, dependable, accessible and pleasant public transportation services.

The official METRO TRIP app is a personalised navigation device that lets you quickly and easily manage your journey on local bus or METRORail. It requires a mobile network or wireless connection.

By permitting the app to entry your location, you’ll see:

• Nearby local bus and METRORail routes

• Actual arrival occasions for nearby buses

• Scheduled arrival time for close by METRORail

The app also permits you to plan your trip so you can get step-by-step instructions for tips on how to go (using local bus or METRORail), how lengthy it’s anticipated to take, and a link to the METRO Q Ticketing app the place you ought to buy a ticket to journey with a credit card, PayPal, Google Pay or Apple Pay.

As a part of your trip planning, you presumably can take benefit of the app’s unique My Stop Technology, a private journey guide that makes use of Bluetooth to link your app to 1000's of beacons in the METRO service space. They enable the app to deliver notifications or pulse vibrations when you’re approaching your:

• Starting a bus cease or rail platform

• Transfer point (if applicable)

• Destination bus stop or rail platform

Just plan your trip and watch or take heed to your cellphone to monitor progress.

Compatibility:

• Android phones operating an OS of 5.0 and above. Up to 2 versions behind shall be supported.

For assistance, please contact METRO Customer Service at 713-635-4000 or go to the website at RideMETRO.org