Riverfront Loop

The Riverfront Loop is a line of the Memphis Area Transit Authority trolley system. It began operation in 1997, as the second line in the system. It runs for 4.1 mi (6.6 km) through downtown Memphis and along the Mississippi riverfront, with 18 stops along the way. It is the longest of the system's three lines, though it concurrent with the Main Street Line for about half of its length. Part of the line offers panoramic views of the Mississippi River from atop to the Chickasaw Bluffs.[1]

Riverfront Loop
Trolley approaching the Jefferson Street (Avenue) station.
Overview
StatusTemporarily suspended
LocaleMemphis, Tennessee, United States
Stations18
Service
TypeHeritage streetcar
SystemMATA Trolley
Operator(s)Memphis Area Transit Authority
Technical
Track length4.1 mi (6.6 km)
Track gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
ElectrificationOverhead lines
Route map
M
 North End Terminal
I
 Overton
S
 Pyramid Arena
I-40 (
Hernando de
Soto Bridge
)
S
 Convention Center
I
 Civic Center Plaza
S
 Jefferson Street
S
 Court
I
Madison Avenue Line
P
 Madison
P
 Union Avenue
I
 Union
 Peabody Place
 Beale Street
R
 Beale Street Landing
I
 Dr. M.L. King Jr.
V
 Huling
E
 Huling Avenue
R
 Butler
 Central Station

Route description
See also: Main Street Line (MATA Trolley)

As the line functions as a "loop" it does not have any termini. From Amtrak's Central Station in the South Main Arts District, it runs north joining the original Main Street Line along the Main Street pedestrian mall. After following this line for 1.8 mi (2.9 km), it splits off to the west just past A.W. Willis Avenue (formerly Auction Avenue). Passing Front Street, it turns south along the Illinois Central tracks toward the Pyramid Arena. The loop goes under the Interstate 40 bridge, emerging in front of the Cook Convention Center along the waterfront. Continuing along the IC tracks, it follows the riverfront until the tracks overlay Tennessee Street. Here, the loop continues along Tennessee eventually turning east onto GE Patterson Avenue. The loop is completed when it travels under the IC tracks in front of Central Station, and turns back onto South Main Street.

List of trolley stops

between North End Terminal and Central Station counterclockwise
Note: Trolley service on the Riverfront Loop is temporarily suspended indefinitely; route is on detour using transit buses.

Stop Other
trolley line(s)		 Notes
North End North End Terminal transit center
PyramidMemphis Pyramid, Bass Pro Shops megastore
Jefferson StreetMud Island River Park and Amphitheater (linked by monorail, Mississippi River Park, Memphis Park
Union AvenueCobblestone Landing, Cossitt Library, University of Memphis Law School
Beale Street LandingBeale Street, Beale Street Landing, Cotton Exchange Museum
Tom Lee ParkTennessee Brewery, Tom Lee Park
Central StationConnects with Amtrak
Transit Center
Butler South Main Arts District, Blues Hall of Fame
Huling South Main Arts District, National Civil Rights Museum
Dr. ML King Jr. Formerly "Linden" for the cross street
FedExForum, Halloran Center
Beale Street Beale Street, Elvis Presley Plaza, Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum, Orpheum Theatre
Peabody Place Peabody Place, Belz Museum
Union 88 Union Tower, AutoZone Park, One Commerce Square
MadisonBrinkley Place, Toyota Center
Court   North Court (northbound), South Court (southbound)
Court Square, Falls Building, Fire Museum, Raymond James Tower
Civic Center Plaza City Hall, Shelby County Courthouse
Convention Center Cannon Center, Memphis-Cook Convention Center
Overton Pinch District
North End North End Terminal transit center

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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