Main Street Line (MATA Trolley)

Main Street Line
The Civic Center Plaza station with its clock tower.
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Termini	Butler Avenue North End Terminal
Stations	14
Service
Type	Heritage streetcar
System	MATA Trolley
Operator(s)	Memphis Area Transit Authority
History
Opened	April 29, 1993 (1993-04-29)[1][2]
Technical
Line length	2.0 mi (3.2 km)
Track length	3.7 mi (6.0 km)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification	Overhead lines
Route map Legend Maintenance Facility Riverfront Loop North End Terminal Overton 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 This diagram: view talk edit

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]