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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 Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan (RTA) is a public transit agency serving Metro Detroit and the Ann Arbor area in the U.S. state of Michigan. It operates the QLINE streetcar in Detroit, [1] and coordinates and oversees the public transit services operated by DDOT, SMART, TheRide, and the Detroit People Mover.
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).
The QLINE advertising is tied to a loan that was OK'd for the system's construction. The QLINE is expected to be under RTA management this year.
A station has existed since September 20, 1976 with the opening of the Detroit Citizens' Railway, later the Detroit Downtown Trolley, a heritage streetcar line operating until 2003. The People Mover station opened July 31st, 1987. Streetcar service returned with the opening of the QLine on May 12, 2017.
Detroit: Michigan: QLine: M-1 Rail Streetcar: Detroit People Mover: Detroit Transportation Corporation: Automated people mover [1] El Paso: Texas: El Paso Streetcar: Sun Metro: Heritage streetcar: Galveston: Texas: Galveston Island Trolley [4] Island Transit [5] Heritage streetcar [4] Hartford: Connecticut: Hartford Line: Connecticut Department ...
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 ...
Grand Boulevard is a QLINE streetcar station in the New Center district of Detroit, Michigan. [1] The station opened for service on May 12, 2017, and is the line's northern terminus. [ 2 ]