Historic tramway with modern extensions; five routes serving 99 stops.
Dating back to 1835 and now a historical monument, the remaining St Charles line (10·4 km, 47 stops) was augmented in 1988 by the Riverfront line (2·5 km, 9 stops). In 2004, the Canal Street line was reopened (6·1 km, 33 stops, 2 branches), and the Loyola - Union Passenger Terminal line opened on January 28 2013 (1·3 km, 4 stops plus shared alignment on Canal St). Groundbreaking took place on January 28 2015 for a fifth route (2·6 km, 6 stops) extending the Loyola Avenue line northeast from Rampart to Elysian Fields Ave; the line opened on October 2 2016.
- Address
- 2817 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70119
USA - Phone
- +1 504 827 8300
- Fax
- +1 504 827 8426
- marketingpublicrelations@norta.com
- Website
- www.norta.com
Traffic
| Year | Passenger journeys (million) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3·536 |
| 2023 | 3·860 |
| 2022 | 3·592 |
| 2021 | 2·418 |
| 2020 | 2·016 |
| 2019 | 5·289 |
| 2018 | 7·713 |
| 2017 | 8·098 |
| 2016 | 8·084 |
| 2015 | 7·285 |
| 2014 | 7·457 |
| 2013 | 7·084 |
| 2012 | 5·496 |
Network data
- Gauge
- 1586 mm
- Length
- 28 km
- Electrification
- 28 km - 600 V DC
- Rolling stock
- 66 LRV/tram cars
