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The QLINE is a 3.3-mile-long (5.3 km) streetcar system in Detroit, Michigan, United States.Opened on May 12, 2017, it connects Downtown Detroit with Midtown and New Center, running along Woodward Avenue (M-1) for its entire route. [4]
The DDOT began its life as the Department of Street Railways (DSR) in 1922 after the municipalization of the privately-owned Detroit United Railway (DUR), which had controlled much of Detroit's mass transit operations since its incorporation in 1901. [3] The DSR added bus service when it created the Motorbus Division in 1925.
Augustus Woodward's plan following the 1805 fire for Detroit's baroque-styled radial avenues and Grand Circus Park Streetcars on Woodward Avenue, circa 1900s. The period from 1800 to 1929 was one of considerable growth of the city, from 1,800 people in 1820 to 1.56 million in 1930 (2.3 million for the metropolitan area).
This is a list of past and present streetcar (tram), interurban, and light rail systems in the United States. System here refers to all streetcar infrastructure and rolling stock in a given metropolitan area. In many U.S. cities, the streetcar system was operated by a succession of private companies; this is not a list of streetcar operating ...
Ferry Street is the nearest QLINE station to the College for Creative Studies and the Detroit Historical Museum, and also serves the Detroit Institute of Arts and the main location of the Detroit Public Library. [3] The station is heated and features security cameras, emergency phones, passenger information displays, and Wi-Fi. [4]
Detroit’s streetcars are likely to look a bit different in coming months. The QLINE red won’t be going away, according to spokesman Dan Lijana, but the trains and the stations are expected to ...
Amsterdam Street is the nearest QLINE station to TechTown, the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant, and the Piquette Avenue Industrial Historic District. [3] The station is heated and features security cameras, emergency phones, passenger information displays, and Wi-Fi. [4] Ford Motor Company is its presenting sponsor. [5]
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