Purple Line (IndyGo)
{{short description|Bus rapid transit line in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.}}
{{Infobox bus line
|number = IndyGo Purple Line
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|system = IndyGo Rapid
|status = Operational
|locale = Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
|start = Julia M. Carson Transit Center in Downtown Indianapolis
|via = 38th Street
|end = Fort Harrison Station in Lawrence
|length = {{convert|15.2|mi|km}}
|stations = 31
|open = October 13, 2024
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|routetype = Bus rapid transit
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|operator = Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation
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|vehicle = BYD RIDE K11 articulated buses
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The Purple Line is a bus rapid transit line operated by IndyGo in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It opened on October 13, 2024, with 31 stations on {{convert|15.2|mi|km}} between Downtown Indianapolis and Lawrence. The Purple Line shares stations with the Red Line from the Julia M. Carson Transit Center to 38th Street, north of downtown, and continues east on 38th Street.{{cite news |last=Chalker |first=Anna |date=October 14, 2024 |title=IndyGo Purple Line launches, connecting downtown Indy to Lawrence|url=https://www.whtr.com/article/news/local//indygo-purple-line-launches-indianapolis-lawrence-indiana-transit-bus/531-da1b3e8b-00c1-426d-a304-dfcbaf15ed47 |publisher=WTHR |accessdate=October 14, 2024}} {{cite web |title=Purple Line: Connection You to Your City |url=https://www.indygo.net/purple-line/purple-line-project-details/ |publisher=IndyGo |accessdate=October 3, 2024}}{{cite news |last=Gonzalez |first=Griffin |date=October 1, 2024 |title=IndyGo launching Purple Line October 13th |url=https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/indygo-launching-purple-line-october-13th |publisher=WRTV |accessdate=October 3, 2024}}
The Purple Line was one of five bus rapid transit lines proposed by IndyGo in the early 2010s. It was originally envisioned as an entirely east–west crosstown line between Lafayette Square and Lawrence that would replace existing routes 38 and 39.{{cite news |last=Klemet |first=Sam |date=August 20, 2014 |title=What To Make Of The Purple Line? |url=https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/what-to-make-of-the-purple-line |publisher=WFYI |accessdate=October 5, 2024}}
Station listing
There are 31 stations on the Purple Line, of which 13 are shared with the Red Line (Route 90).
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="1" |Station ! rowspan="1" |Type ! rowspan="1" |Opened ! rowspan="1" |City ! rowspan="1" |Connections ! rowspan="1" |Notes |
| Fort Harrison
|Center Island |rowspan="18" |October 13, 2024 |rowspan="4" |Lawrence | |Serves Ivy Tech's Lawrence Campus, Fort Harrison State Park |
| 56th Street
|rowspan="18" |Median Station | |south of 56th Street; serves the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) headquarters (MG Emmett J. Bean Federal Center) |
| Pendleton Pike
| |
| 42nd Street
|Routes 30, 87 |north of 42nd Street |
| Post/38th
|rowspan="27" |Indianapolis |Route 87 |north of 38th Street |
| Alsace
| |east of Alsace Place |
| Franklin
|Route 30 |east of Franklin Road |
| Richardt
| |east of Richardt Street |
| Shadeland
| |west of Shadeland Avenue |
| Arlington
|Route 3 |west of Arlington Avenue |
| Layman
| |at Layman Avenue |
| Emerson
| |west of Emerson Avenue |
| Arthington
| |east of Arthington Boulevard |
| Sherman
|Route 5 |west of Sherman Drive |
| Meadows
|Route 4 |east of Meadows Drive/Oxford Street |
| Keystone
|Routes 4, 26 |east of Keystone Avenue |
| Orchard
|Routes 2, 4 |west of Orchard Avenue |
| State Fairgrounds
|Routes 2, 4 |east of Coliseum Avenue; serves the Indiana State Fairgrounds/Corteva Coliseum |
| Park
|rowspan="12" |September 1, 2019 |Routes 2, 4, 38, 90 |at Park Avenue; Red Line SB converges/NB diverges with the Purple Line at College Avenue and 38th Street (two blocks east) |
| Meridian/38th
|rowspan="11" |Center Island |Routes 28, 90 |south of 38th Street |
| 34th Street
|Route 90 |north of 34th Street |
| 30th/Museum
|Routes 30, 90 |north of 30th Street; |
| Fall Creek/Ivy Tech
|Route 90 |north of Fall Creek Parkway North Drive; |
| 22nd Street
|Route 90 |south of 22nd Street |
| 18th Street
|Route 90 |north of 18th Street |
| IU Health
|Route 90 |south of 18th Street; |
| 14th Street
|Route 90 |north of 14th Street |
| 9th Street
|Route 90 |south of 9th Street at Arch Street |
| Vermont
|Routes 3, 6, 10, 15, 34, 37, 90 |north of Vermont Street |
| Statehouse
|Routes 8, 24, 90 |south of Court Street, north of Washington Street; |
| Julia M. Carson Transit Center
|Transit Center Bay |June 26, 2016 |Routes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 19, 21, 24, 25, 26, 28, 31, 34, 37, 38, 56, 90 |NB Bay "D"; Red Line NB Bay "G", SB Bay "L" |
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.indygo.net/purple-line/ IndyGo Purple Line home page]
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Category:Transportation in Indianapolis
Category:Bus rapid transit in Indiana