RTA | Music City Star Commuter Rail

RTA has provided Middle Tennessee with regional rail service between Lebanon and Nashville since September 18, 2006. The RTA Music City Star makes trips to and from Lebanon and downtown Nashville Monday through Friday during peak rush hours, and makes an evening run on Fridays.

RTA Music City Star Route Map

(Click on stations to go to their web page.)
RTA Music City Star Route Map

Commuter Services

Connecting Bus Service

MTA buses meet each train upon arrival at Riverfront Station. The Route 93 Music City Star West End Shuttle travels up Broadway, West End and over to the Vanderbilt and Belmont campuses. There is no additional cost for Music City Star riders to take a Route 93 bus.

The Music City Circuit, a free, new downtown circulator, provides service to Music City Star passengers arriving and departing Riverfront Station. Buses for these routes have scheduled stops at Riverfront Station each weekday to meet customers on the arriving and departing trains. Buses will travel two different downtown routes:

Blue Circuit – north/south to the Bicentennial Mall (Riverfront Station Bay 2)
Green Circuit – east/west to the Gulch, a LEED certified community (Riverfront Station Bay 1)

Music City Star customers also have the option of boarding several other MTA buses to reach their destinations:

93 Music City Star West End Shuttle – Riverfront Station Bay 3
6 Lebanon Road, 25 Midtown and 44 MTA Shuttle – Riverfront Station Bay 4

Connecting Bus Routes

Special Accessibility Needs

All trains and stations are fully accessible. If you are hearing impaired, tell the conductor where you want to exit when you board.

Emergency Ride Home Program

RTA offers the Emergency Ride Home program that provides eight rides home annually to registered, regular commuters in case of an emergency. To register, visit the Emergency Ride Home program page or call 615-862-5950 for more information.

Music City Star Newsletters

(All downloadable files are in PDF format.)

Music City Star Tracks

Music City Star Notes