Austin Transit Partnership Light Rail — “Artist Conceptualizes Visualizations” of rail on the UT campus as of January 2026. Final design is subject to change.

The Austin Light Rail will be built in phases, with Phase 1 to span 9.8 miles, have 15 stations, three park and ride facilities, a new bridge over Lady Bird Lake and an Operations and Maintenance Facility near the airport.

The rail line is supposed to run every five minutes during peak hours and is expected to service 29,000 riders during the work week by 2045, when the regional population is expected to grow toward 4.7 million residents.