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The QLine traverses Woodward Avenue in its entirety from downtown through Midtown to New Center. The line begins at the southern terminus at Congress Street in the median before tracks swing to the curbside for most of its length. (Some parts of the line have tracks running down the middle travel lane of Woodward in downtown.)
The line was to have 20 different stations serving 12 stops, with most of the stations curbside on either side of Woodward Avenue going uptown or downtown. The line will have center road stations at the north and south ends of the system. [100] Named QLine in 2016, the system opened in May 2017. [101]
The project was intended to bring together the services of Amtrak, DDOT, SMART, M-1 Rail (later QLine) streetcars, and future proposed services including the Woodward Avenue BRT and Ann Arbor-Detroit regional rail. The first phase was completed in 2010 consisting of clearing the site and building a surface parking lot for the future station. [7]
Grand Boulevard is the nearest QLINE station to Cadillac Place, the Hotel St. Regis, and the Fisher Building and Fisher Theatre. [3] Henry Ford Health is the station's presenting sponsor, and its Henry Ford Hospital is located roughly ¾ of a mile to the west. [4]
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]
The commission argued that replacing streetcars with buses would allow more flexibility in route scheduling; eliminate mid-street loading zones and allow curbside passenger pick-up, increasing safety; and reduce operating cost. [6] Pan-Am (1954), and BOAC (1956), were the first airlines to operate from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport.
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This is a route-map template for the QLine, a Detroit, Michigan, streetcar line.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.