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
Type	Heritage streetcar
System	MATA Trolley
Status	Temporarily suspended
Locale	Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Termini	Court Square (Main Street) Cleveland Avenue
Stations	7
Operation
Operator(s)	Memphis Area Transit Authority
Technical
Line length	2.2 mi (3.5 km)
Track length	4.5 mi (7.2 km)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification	Overhead lines
Route map Court   Main Street Line Riverfront Loop 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 Street		Third Street has been renamed BB King Boulevard AutoZone Park, First Tennessee Building, Toyota Center
Danny Thomas
Orleans		Sun Studio
Dunlap		Forrest Park, Medical Center, UTHSC
Pauline		Medical Center
Cleveland Avenue		Park 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.