Madison Avenue Line (MATA Trolley)


The Madison Avenue Line is a line of the Memphis Area Transit Authority trolley system. The trolley line began operating in 2004, and cost $56 million to build. Currently, it operates of double track along Madison Avenue with six stops stretching into Midtown Memphis. The line was built to connect the Main Street system to the Medical District just east of Downtown Memphis.

Route description

Beginning at the intersection of Main Street and Madison Avenue, the line heads east. After passing Autozone Park, the trolley crosses over Danny Thomas Boulevard on two rail-specific bridges on either side of the Madison Avenue bridge. The line continues through the Medical District passing through University of Tennessee Health Science Center campus before crossing over I-240 and heading into Midtown. The line terminates abruptly just after Cleveland Street in the Crosstown neighborhood.

List of trolley stops

Main Street to Cleveland Avenue
StopOther
trolley line
Notes
Court Riverfront Loop
Main Street Line
North Court, South Court
Court Square, Falls Building, Fire Museum, Raymond James Tower
Third StreetThird Street has been renamed BB King Boulevard
AutoZone Park, First Tennessee Building, Toyota Center
Danny Thomas
OrleansSun Studio
DunlapForrest Park, Medical Center, UTHSC
PaulineMedical Center
Cleveland AvenuePark and ride lot nearby