The Hop (streetcar)

The Hop
A Hop streetcar on Jackson Street at State Street
Operation
LocaleMilwaukee, Wisconsin
OpenNovember 2, 2018
Lines2
Owner(s)City of Milwaukee
Operator(s)Transdev
Infrastructure
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line, 750 V DC
Stock5 Brookville Liberty Modern Streetcars
Statistics
Route length2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Stops21
2,191 daily
Overview
M-Line highlighted in blue, L-Line highlighted in gold
Burns Commons
Ogden at Astor
Ogden/Jackson
(at Van Buren)
Ogden/Jackson
Jackson at Juneau
Cathedral Square
City Hall
Wisconsin Avenue
Michigan & Jackson
Lakefront
Clybourn & Jefferson
I-794
Lake Freeway/
East–West Freeway
NB
between Broadway
& Milwaukee Street
St. Paul at Plankinton
Milwaukee Intermodal Station
Operations and
Maintenance Facility
North extension
Vel R. Phillips Plaza  CONNECT 1 
Kilbourn Avenue
Fiserv Forum
Key
L-Line
M-Line

both

Websitethehopmke.com

The Hop, also known as the Milwaukee Streetcar, is a modern streetcar system in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The system’s 2.1-mile (3.4 km) original “M” line connects the Milwaukee Intermodal Station and Downtown to the Lower East Side and Historic Third Ward neighborhoods. On April 11, 2024, a 0.4-mile (640 m) Lakefront, or “L” line, to the nearly complete high-rise development The Couture, began offering full daily service. Additional extensions for new lines are currently in the planning stage. The system is owned by the city and operated by Transdev.

Construction of the system began in late 2016 and was completed in summer 2018. Service to the public began on November 2, 2018.