Atlanta Streetcar

The Atlanta Streetcar (also known as the Downtown Loop) is a streetcar line in Atlanta, Georgia. Testing on the line began in summer 2014 with passenger service beginning as scheduled on December 30, 2014. In 2023, the line had 184,500 rides, or about 600 per weekday in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Atlanta Streetcar
Overview
OwnerMARTA
LocaleAtlanta, Georgia, United States
Transit typeStreetcar
Number of lines1
Number of stations12
Daily ridership600 (weekdays, Q4 2023)
Annual ridership184,500 (2023)
Operation
Began operationDecember 30, 2014 (2014-12-30)
CharacterAt-grade street running
Rolling stock4 × Siemens S70
Train length1 car
Headway15 minutes (planned avg.)
Technical
System length2.7 mi (4.3 km)
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line, 750 V DC
System map
Atlanta Streetcar highlighted in black
Centennial Olympic Park
Carnegie at Spring
Luckie at Cone
Peachtree Center
Red
Gold
Woodruff Park
Park Place
Hurt Park
Auburn at Piedmont
Sweet Auburn Market
Dobbs Plaza
vehicle
maintenance facility
Edgewood at Hilliard
King Historic District
 
East Extension
to the BeltLine (2028)
 
to the BeltLine (2028)
 
Edgewood at Boulevard
Auburn at Irwin
BeltLine Eastside Trail
Freedom-Highland
Ralph McGill
Ponce de Leon
BeltLine Eastside Trail

All stations are accessible

The Downtown Loop is the Phase 1 of the Atlanta Streetcar project, which is planning to expand onto the BeltLine surrounding central Atlanta. The project is the first regular passenger streetcar service in Atlanta since the original Atlanta streetcars were phased out in 1949.

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