Transportation
Downtown is served by major highways and interstates, public bus and trolley service by MATA, commercial bus service by Greyhound, and passenger train service by Amtrak.
Interstates I-40, I-55, I-69 all run directly through downtown, providing direct access to the area from adjacent areas as well as the region as a whole. Downtown also serves as the western termination point for U.S. Route 78 as well as U.S. Route 72, and is directly located along U.S. Route 51, U.S. Route 64, U.S. Route 70, and U.S. Route 79.
MATA operates the North End Terminal, its primary hub for Memphis public bus service, at the corner of Main Street and A.W. Willis Avenue. The majority of fixed bus routes operates by MATA terminate at the North End Terminal, therefore bus accessibility in the area is very high.
The MATA Trolley is a heritage streetcar system that operates three lines in downtown along Main Street, Riverside Drive, and Madison Avenue. It consists of twenty four stations and has a daily ridership of approximately 2500. Connections between MATA public bus and Main Street trolley line can be made at the North End Terminal.
Amtrak's City of New Orleans passenger train runs through Downtown Memphis twice a day, stopping at Central Station.
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