Madison Avenue Line (MATA Trolley)

The Madison Avenue Line is a line of the Memphis Area Transit Authority trolley system. The trolley line began operating in 2004, and cost $56 million to build. Currently, it operates 2.2 mi (3.5 km) of double track along Madison Avenue with six stops stretching into Midtown Memphis. The line was built to connect the Main Street system to the Medical District just east of Downtown Memphis.[1]

Madison Avenue Line
Downtown view at Danny Thomas Station
Overview
StatusTemporarily suspended
LocaleMemphis, Tennessee, United States
TerminiCourt Square (Main Street)
Cleveland Avenue
Stations7
Service
TypeHeritage streetcar
SystemMATA Trolley
Operator(s)Memphis Area Transit Authority
Technical
Line length2.2 mi (3.5 km)
Track length4.5 mi (7.2 km)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm)
ElectrificationOverhead lines
Route map

Court
Third Street
US 51 (Danny Thomas Blvd)
Danny Thomas
Orleans
Dunlap
Pauline
I-240 (Inner Beltway)
Cleveland Avenue

Route description

Beginning at the intersection of Main Street and Madison Avenue, the line heads east. After passing Autozone Park, the trolley crosses over Danny Thomas Boulevard on two rail-specific bridges on either side of the Madison Avenue bridge. The line continues through the Medical District passing through University of Tennessee Health Science Center campus before crossing over I-240 and heading into Midtown. The line terminates abruptly just after Cleveland Street in the Crosstown neighborhood.

List of trolley stops

Main Street to Cleveland Avenue

Stop Other
trolley line(s)
Notes
Court  Riverfront Loop
  Main Street Line
North Court (eastbound), South Court (westbound)
Court Square, Falls Building, Fire Museum, Raymond James Tower
Third StreetThird Street has been renamed BB King Boulevard
AutoZone Park, First Tennessee Building, Toyota Center
Danny Thomas
OrleansSun Studio
DunlapForrest Park, Medical Center, UTHSC
PaulineMedical Center
Cleveland AvenuePark and ride lot nearby

References

  1. "MATA Trolley Service". Memphis Area Transit Authority. Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
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