Main Street Line (MATA Trolley)

Main Street Line
The Civic Center Plaza station with its clock tower.
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleMemphis, Tennessee, United States
Termini
  • Butler Avenue
  • North End Terminal
Stations14
Service
TypeHeritage streetcar
SystemMATA Trolley
Operator(s)Memphis Area Transit Authority
History
OpenedApril 29, 1993 (1993-04-29)[1][2]
Technical
Line length2.0 mi (3.2 km)
Track length3.7 mi (6.0 km)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
ElectrificationOverhead lines
Route map

Legend
Maintenance Facility
Riverfront Loop
 North End Terminal Bus interchange
Overton
I-40.svg I-40
 Convention Center
Civic Center Plaza
Jefferson Street
Court
Madison Avenue Line
 Madison
Union
Peabody Place
Beale Street
Dr. M.L. King Jr.
Huling
Butler
Riverfront Loop
 Central Station
Amtrak
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The Main Street Line is a line of the Memphis Area Transit Authority trolley system. It began operations in 1993, becoming the first streetcar line to operate in Memphis since 1947.[3] It runs for about 2 mi (3.2 km) along Main Street, with 14 stops in Downtown Memphis. The Main Street Line is concurrent with the Riverfront Loop for almost all of its length.[4]

  1. ^ May, Jack (November 1993). "Memphis: Trolleys Roll Again". Passenger Train Journal. Interurban Press. pp. 40–48. ISSN 0160-6913.
  2. ^ Scott, Don (Summer 1993). "Metamorphosis on Main Street". The New Electric Railway Journal. pp. 14–16. Retrieved January 31, 2023 – via American Public Transportation Association.
  3. ^ Huston, Jerry (April 22, 1993). "Trolley rumbles to life in city – Line readied for comeback downtown". The Commercial Appeal.
  4. ^ "MATA Trolley Service". Memphis Area Transit Authority. Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2012-05-23.