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Main Street Extension
Anticipate Opening in Fall 2025
Construction is nearing completion and streetcars are operating along the extension…but without passengers. What’s going on?
Before we can open up the KC Streetcar Main Street Extension for passenger service, the team must conduct an extensive series of federally mandated tests of the entire system. Some of these tests include, but are not limited to:
- Traffic and trains signals
- Power Substations and electrical systems
- Streetcar and platform interface
- Streetcar and bus interface, especially at the Plaza Transit stop
- Schedule verification and validation
- Passenger Information System verification
- High-speeds and heavy loads
- Multi-Modal and mobility scenarios
- Emergency scenarios like evacuations, route incidents, loss of streetcar power, etc
- Operator training and familiarization
The testing phase ensures that the KC Streetcar is safe for all passengers prior to opening in Fall 2025. Let’s Ride!
June 2025 Update:
March 2025 Update:
Starting in late March 2025, the KC Streetcar Constructors started the massive repaving of Main Street between Linwood Blvd and 49th Street. This will smooth out the entire roadway outside of the trackways, followed by permanent re-striping of the entire alignment.
Read more about the process ands schedule on the construction website.
The Main Street Extension is currently under construction. All construction related information can be found at www.buildkcstreetcar.com including the project hotline, 816.337.1013.
Main Street Extension Route Map
Click on the image for a larger view. Updated April 2024
Click here for a high-resolution version of a KC Streetcar route map, including both the Main St and Riverfront Extensions.
Station Stop Renderings – March 2022
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- Plaza Transit Center
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- Plaza Transit Center
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- Plaza Transit Center
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- Plaza Transit Center
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- UMKC Stop
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- UMKC Stop
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- UMKC Stop
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- UMKC Stop
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- Main St & Linwood Intersection
Official Groundbreaking Ceremony: April 6, 2022
Read more about the ceremony, rail signing and special guests.
March 2022
Open House Public Meeting | March 30, 2022
Project team members hosted a community Open House meeting – the last one before construction starts on the Main St. Extension.
Click here for the pdf of all materials shared at the meeting. You can also learn more about the construction on the project website, www.buildkcstreetcar.com.
KC Streetcar Main Street Extension 30% Design Concept Renderings
Visit the Main Street Extension Project Archive page for a full history of the planning, design, funding and outreach on this project.
Singleton Yard
As part of the project, the existing Singleton Yard Maintenance Facility will receive an extensive update and renovation.
Construction Website
Visit the KC Streetcar Constructors website (www.buildkcstreetcar.com) for all the latest construction news, traffic detours, schedule, etc.
Federal Funding
On Friday, January 8, 2021, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the City of Kansas City, Mo., officially signed the Full Federal Funding Agreement (FFGA) for the KC Streetcar Main Street Extension at a brief ceremony at the KC Streetcar Singleton Yard.
