QLINE to resume in September with free rides through end of 2021

Published August 11, 2021 1:20 PM EDT

The QLINE, Detroit's streetcar along Woodward Avenue, will resume operations on Sept. 27 after stopping rides due to COVID-19 in March 2020.

Rides will be free through the end of the year to help support businesses near the train's route.

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QLINE will run every 15 minutes from 6 a.m. to midnight Monday-Friday and 8 a.m. to midnight on Saturday and Sunday.

"We're excited to welcome back riders to the QLINE," said M-1 RAIL president Lisa Nuszkowski. "Our team is looking forward to providing a great experience on our streetcars and reconnecting people to the places they want to go along the Woodward corridor."

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