El Paso Streetcar

El Paso Streetcar
A streetcar at the carbarn in downtown El Paso
Overview
LocaleEl Paso, Texas, U.S.
Stations27 stops[1]
Websitesunmetro.net/streetcar
Service
TypeStreetcar
Services2
Operator(s)Sun Metro
Rolling stock6 refurbished PCC streetcars
Daily ridership800 (weekdays, Q3 2024)[2]
Ridership130,600 (2023)[3]
History
OpenedNovember 9, 2018 (November 9, 2018)
Technical
Line length4.8 mi (7.7 km) (round trip)
Number of tracks1
CharacterStreetcar in mixed traffic
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line, 650 V DC[4][5]
Route diagram

Legend
 Baltimore & Mesa
Don Haskins Center
Stanton & Cincinnati
UTEP
Oregon & University
Stanton & Kerbey
Children's Hospital
Oregon & Rim
Stanton & Rim
Oregon & River
Stanton & California
Oregon & Rio Grande
Stanton & Arizona
Oregon & Yandell
Stanton & Yandell
I-10.svgUS 180.svg I-10 / US 180
Oregon & Missouri
Stanton & Missouri
Franklin & El Paso
Franklin & Mesa
Amtrak
to Union Depot
Amtrak
Texas Eagle
Sunset Limited
Santa Fe & Mills
Kansas & Mills
Santa Fe & Overland
Kansas & San Antonio
Paisano Drive
Kansas & 1st
Maintenance
Facility
US 85.svgUS 62.svg US 85 / US 62
Santa Fe & 4th
Father Rahm & El Paso
Father Rahm & Stanton
Key
 Uptown Loop
Downtown Loop
Shared section
Non-revenue track
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The El Paso Streetcar is a streetcar system in El Paso, Texas, that uses a fleet of restored PCC streetcars[6] that had served the city's previous system until its closure in 1974.[7] It opened for service on November 9, 2018. The system covers 4.8 miles (7.7 km)[1][8] (round trip) in two loops from Downtown El Paso to University of Texas at El Paso. The system was constructed under the authority of the Camino Real Regional Mobility Authority, but when the major construction was completed, around spring 2018, it was transferred to Sun Metro, for operation and maintenance.[7] In 2023, the system had a ridership of 130,600, or about 800 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.

  1. ^ a b Ramirez, Cindy (September 23, 2016). "Streetcar work remains on time, budget". El Paso Times. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
  2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Third Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  3. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  4. ^ Perez, Elida S. (January 8, 2018). "Don't get electrocuted by Downtown streetcar cables, officials warn". El Paso Times. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  5. ^ "Streetcar No. 1504 Arrives This Weekend, Wearing Vintage Green-on-Green Colors". El Paso Herald-Post (website). New Desert Media, LLC. July 13, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-11-10. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  6. ^ "El Paso streetcars make their return after 45-year absence". El Paso Times. November 9, 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  7. ^ a b Perez, Elida S. (March 11, 2018). "Downtown El Paso streetcars roll closer to completion; Sun Metro prepares to take over". El Paso Times. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  8. ^ "El Paso streetcar project on schedule, on budget". KTSM-TV. October 6, 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-14.