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Welcome to the NORTA.
We provide bus and streetcar services to the New Orleans community.
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Fun Facts
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St. Charles Streetcar Line Update
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On December 23, 2007, the Regional Transit Authority (RTA) will extend service from Napoleon Avenue to the end of historic St. Charles Avenue (the “Riverbend”).
Locals and tourists alike will be able to enjoy a ride down the entire length of New Orleans’ celebrated St. Charles Avenue.
The extension, which is opening ahead of schedule, is sure to delight passengers with breathtaking views of uptown New Orleans as it passes Tulane and Loyola Universities, Audubon Park and impressive mansions.
Eight streetcars are assigned to the route with additional ones available as needed.
The first streetcar will leave St. Charles and Common at 4:27 a.m. on Sunday. After the Lee Circle/Howard Avenue stop, streetcar stops along the line are located on the neutral ground and are all labeled.
Streetcar service will run between Canal Street and the Riverbend seven days a week to midnight. Cars will operate every 10 minutes on weekdays and every 15 minutes on weekends. As before Hurricane Katrina, the main boarding point will be Carondelet at the intersection of Canal Street. The regular fare of $1.25 will be charged.
Passengers will transfer to buses at the end of St. Charles Avenue for the ride down South Carrollton Avenue to South Claiborne Avenue. No tranfer will be required for this bus.
Streetcar service on the final section of the route, along South Carrollton Avenue, will resume in Spring 2008.
RTA officials urge motorists and pedestrians to be alert of the streetcars. RTA is reminding everyone to watch for streetcars on the line. For example, before turning left at any corner on St. Charles Avenue, look both ways for oncoming streetcars. Joggers should also be cognizant that the streetcars will once again be traveling down the neutral ground. Remember the streetcars always have the right of way.
St. Charles Perley Thomas cars also remain in use on the Riverfront and Canal streetcar lines.
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