St. Charles Streetcar Line

St. Charles
St. Charles Streetcar passing through the New Orleans Central Business District
Overview
Owner	New Orleans Regional Transit Authority
Line number	12
Locale	New Orleans, Louisiana
Termini	South Carrollton and South Claiborne Carondelet and Canal
Stations	61
Service
Type	Heritage streetcar
System	Streetcars in New Orleans
Depot(s)	Carrollton Transit Station
Rolling stock	900 Series Perley Thomas streetcars 457 Series Perley Thomas replica streetcars
History
Opened	September 26, 1835; 188 years ago (1835-09-26)
Technical
Line length	6 mi (9.7 km)[1]
Number of tracks	2
Character	Primarily in neutral ground (central median), street running between Howard Avenue and Canal Street
Track gauge	5 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1,588 mm)
Electrification	Overhead line, 600 V DC
St. Charles Streetcar Line
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
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Location	St. Charles Ave. route from central business district to Carrollton, New Orleans, Louisiana
Area	15 acres (6.1 ha)
Built	1835
Built by	Perley A. Thomas, B. Booth & Co.
NRHP reference No.	73000873[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 23, 1973
Designated NHL	August 25, 2014
Route map Legend Canal Street Canal & Carondelet Streets 47 48 St. Charles & Common Street St. Charles & Union Street Carondelet & Gravier Street Poydras Street Lafayette Street Girod Street Julia Street St. Charles & St. Joseph Street Howard Avenue & Carondelet Street Lee Circle Erato Street Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard / Melpomene Street Euterpe Street Felicity Street St. Andrew Street Josephine Street Jackson Avenue First Street Third Street Washington Avenue Sixth Street Eighth Street Louisiana Avenue Foucher Street Peniston Street Constantinople Street Milan Street Napoleon Avenue Jena Street Cadiz Street Bordeaux Street Robert Street Duffosat Street Valmont Street Jefferson Avenue Joseph Street Nashville Avenue State Street Webster Street Calhoun Street Exposition Boulevard Tulane/Loyola Tulane University Walnut Street Broadway Street Lowerline Street Hilary Street Burdette Street Fern Street St. Charles Avenue Maple Street Freret Street Oak Street Willow Street Carrollton Transit Station shop Jeanette Street Birch Street Spruce Street Sycamore Street South Claiborne Avenue This diagram: view talk edit

The St. Charles Streetcar Line is a historic streetcar line in New Orleans, Louisiana. Running since 1835, it is the oldest continuously operating streetcar line in the world. It is operated by the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA). Officially the St. Charles Streetcar line is designated as Route 12, and it runs along its namesake, St. Charles Avenue. It is the busiest route in the RTA system as it is heavily used by local commuters and tourists. On most RTA maps and publications, it is denoted in green, which is also the color of the streetcars on this line.

The St. Charles Streetcar Line is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is one of only two street railways that are National Historic Landmarks, along with the San Francisco cable car system.