Loyola-Riverfront Streetcar Line

Loyola-Riverfront
Loyola-Riverfront
Overview
Owner	New Orleans Regional Transit Authority
Line number	49
Locale	New Orleans, Louisiana
Termini	New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal (UPT); French Market;
Stations	19
Service
Type	Heritage streetcar
System	Streetcars in New Orleans
Depot(s)	A. Philip Randolph Operations Facility
Rolling stock	2000 Series Perley Thomas replica streetcars
History
Opened	2021; 3 years ago
Technical
Line length	2.4 mi (3.9 km)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Exclusive right-of-way (Riverfront Line), neutral ground (Canal Street), and inside traffic lanes (Loyola Avenue)
Track gauge	5 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1,588 mm)
Electrification	Overhead line, 600 V DC
Route map
Route map
	Legend

The Loyola-Riverfront Streetcar Line is a historic streetcar line in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is operated by the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA). Utilizing trackage from the Rampart–Loyola Streetcar Line, Canal Streetcar Line, and Riverfront Streetcar Line, it runs for a total length of 2.4 miles (3.9 km). The line is officially designated Route 49 and is denoted with a light blue color on most RTA publications.^[1]

History

The line was created in 2021 when RTA, as a result of the Hardrock Hotel Collapse, combined the Loyola-UPT portion of the Rampart-St. Claude Streetcar Line and part of the Riverfront Streetcar Line to create the UPT-Riverfront Line. It inherited the former route number of the Rampart-St. Claude Streetcar Line. Following the reopening of the Rampart Streetcar Line, it was renamed Loyola-Riverfront Streetcar Line—numbered 49—while the Rampart-St. Claude Streetcar Line was renamed to the Rampart-Loyola Streetcar Line—renumbered 46.^[2]

Route description

The Loyola-Riverfront Streetcar Line begins at the French Market Stop near the intersection of Peters Street and Esplanade Avenue with access to the French Market and New Orleans Mint in the French Quarter. This portion of the line operates on a separated right of way as it utilizes the Riverfront Streetcar Line. It then turns right onto Canal Street, running in the neutral ground (the median strip). The route continues on Canal Street until it turns left onto Loyola Avenue, running on the inside traffic lanes, where it continues until terminating at the New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal.^[3]

Stop listing

From French Market to UPT

Stop	Neighborhood(s)	Other streetcar lines	Notes
By way of the Riverfront Line
French Market	French Quarter		Near the intersection of Peters Street and Esplanade Avenue. Serves French Market and New Orleans Mint.
Ursulines Street	French Quarter		Serves French Market.
Dumaine Street	French Quarter		Serves Jackson Square, Preservation Hall, St. Louis Cathedral and Woldenberg Park.
Toulouse Street	French Quarter		Serves Jax Brewery and Woldenberg Park.
Bienville Street	French Quarter		Serves Woldenberg Park.
Canal Street	Downtown, Central Business District, French Quarter	47 48	Connects with Canal Street Ferry Terminal. Serves Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, Harrah's Casino, Woldenberg Park, and World Trade Center.
By way of Canal Street
Harrah's Casino	Downtown, Central Business District		Serves Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, Harrah's Casino, Woldenberg Park, World Trade Center
Peters Street	Downtown, Central Business District, French Quarter		Serves Audubon Insectarium, Harrah's Casino and The Shops at Canal Place
Magazine/Decatur Streets	Downtown, Central Business District, French Quarter
Camp/Chartres Streets	Downtown, Central Business District, French Quarter
St. Charles Avenue/Royal Street	Downtown, Central Business District, French Quarter
Carondelet/Bourbon Streets	Downtown, Central Business District, French Quarter	12	Transfer point to St. Charles Streetcar Line
Baronne/Dauphine Streets	Downtown, Central Business District, French Quarter
Rampart Street	Downtown, Central Business District, French Quarter	46	Transfer point to Rampart-St. Claude Streetcar Line and many RTA buses
By way of Loyola Avenue
Tulane Avenue	Downtown, Central Business District, Biomedical District		Serves LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, New Orleans Public Library, and Tulane Hospital Loyola Avenue transitions from Elk Place
Poydras Street	Downtown, Central Business District		Serves Champions Square, City Hall, Civil District Court, Duncan Plaza, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, and Smoothie King Center
Hyatt Regency New Orleans Hotel	Downtown, Central Business Street		Serves Hyatt Regency New Orleans Hotel Stop located near Girod Street in the Bloch Cancer Survivors Plaza Linked by walkway leading from South Rampart and Lafayette Streets
Julia Street	Downtown, Central Business District
Union Passenger Terminal (UPT)	Downtown, Central Business District	46	Connects with Amtrak and Greyhound Lines

References

^ https://www.norta.com/getmedia/5af0729a-d537-4ea3-8280-48dd7a72c05b/Streetcars_12,-46,-47,-48,-49.pdf
^ "New Orleans Regional Transit Authority - Service Schedules". www.norta.com. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
^ "New Orleans Regional Transit Authority". New Orleans Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved August 3, 2022.

[1] ttps://www.norta.com/getmedia/5af0729a-d537-4ea3-8280-48dd7a72c05b/Streetcars_12,-46,-47,-48,-49.pdf

[2] "New Orleans Regional Transit Authority - Service Schedules". www.norta.com. Retrieved August 12, 2024.

[3] "New Orleans Regional Transit Authority". New Orleans Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved August 3, 2022.

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v t e Public transit in Louisiana
Acadiana	Lake Charles Transit (LCTS) Lafayette Transit System (LTS)
Southeast Louisiana	Capital Area Transit System (CATS) Good Earth Transit (Houma)
Central Louisiana	Alexandria Transportation Authority (ATRANS)
New Orleans	Canal Street Ferry Jefferson Transit (JET) Regional Transit Authority (RTA) St. Bernard Urban Rapid Transit (SBURT)
North Louisiana	Monroe Transit (MTS) Shreveport Area Transit System (SporTran)
RTA streetcar lines	2 Riverfront 12 St. Charles 46 Rampart–St. Claude 47 Canal–Cemeteries 48 Canal–City Park/Museum 49 Loyola-Riverfront