QLINE / Stop 5 of 12
QLINE stopAdelaide / Sproat
Southbound: Sproat Street · northbound: Adelaide Street
A two-name stop at Little Caesars Arena: southbound you board at Sproat Street, northbound at Adelaide Street. The QLINE’s longest overhead-wire section starts here.
Live GPS positions
- Platforms
- two platforms at two cross streets
- District
- District Detroit, Brush Park
- From Congress Street
- 12 min
- From Grand Boulevard
- 13 min
- Sponsor in 2017
- Ilitch Holdings
01 / Story
The stop’s story
This stop is two platforms at two different cross streets: southbound cars stop on the west side of Woodward at Sproat Street, northbound cars on the east side at Adelaide Street. The Ilitch family announced on July 20, 2014 that the streetcar would stop at their planned arena; Little Caesars Arena opened on September 5, 2017, four months after the QLINE. The 2018 one-year report still called it “Sibley Station” and said it had changed more than any other stop in that first year.
The lessons of the first year landed here: right turns onto the I-75 service drive were restricted for the streetcar, a new drop-off point was set up for arena events, and the lane from Temple Street to the freeway was given to the streetcar. In September 2021 that stretch was painted red and marked “Transit Only”: Detroit’s first transit-only lane, shared by the QLINE and DDOT and SMART buses.
Woodward’s bridge over I-75 was torn down and rebuilt wider during the streetcar’s construction in 2014 and 2015, with weekend freeway closures. The stop’s sponsor in 2017 was Ilitch Holdings as well.
- Little Caesars Arena two minutes away
- Two platforms at two cross streets: Sproat and Adelaide
- Detroit’s first red transit-only lane
- The longest overhead-wire section starts here
02 / From the window
What you see from here
On your left Little Caesars Arena and the new buildings of the District Detroit; west along Temple Street stands the world’s largest Masonic temple. On your right is Brush Park, nicknamed “Little Paris” for the elegant mansions built in the late 1800s.
03 / Timeline
The stop’s timeline
A new freeway bridge
It is announced that Woodward’s bridges over I-75 and I-94 will be rebuilt wider.
A stop at the arena
The Ilitch family announces a streetcar stop at the new arena.
The stop opens
The stop is sponsored by Ilitch Holdings.
Little Caesars Arena opens
The new home of the Red Wings and the Pistons, right by the stop.
Sibley Station
The one-year report says this stop changed most: a new drop-off point, turn restrictions and a streetcar lane.
The red lane
Detroit’s first “Transit Only” lane is painted between Temple Street and I-75.
The streetcar stops here every fifteen minutes, free of charge.
04 / Did you know?
Did you know?
Little Caesars Arena cost $862.9 million and was built as the flagship of a $2.1 billion sports and entertainment district, the District Detroit.
The Masonic Temple is the world’s largest: it holds three theaters, a swimming pool and a bowling alley.
The main photo of Wikipedia’s QLine article shows this stop, with car 292 in 2025.
A closer look
Sources & fact check · Checked: 2026-09-26
Every fact is sourced. Where sources disagree (the number of stops, the weight of the cars or the construction cost, for example) we follow the primary, official source and say so in the text. The timetable comes from the QLINE’s official GTFS data and live positions from the RTA’s feed.
- QLINE – On the Line ↗
- City of Detroit Open Data – QLine Stops ↗
- QLINE – Plan your ride (archived 2017) ↗
- QLINE On The Move – one-year report (archived) ↗
- Detroit Free Press, 2021-09-18 – Transit-only lane at Little Caesars Arena ↗
- M-1 RAIL, 2014-07 – Woodward overpasses to be rebuilt (archived) ↗
- City of Detroit Open Data – QLine M1 OnWire ↗
- Wikipedia – QLine ↗
- Wikipedia – Little Caesars Arena ↗
- Wikipedia – Detroit Masonic Temple ↗
- Wikipedia – Brush Park ↗
05 / Nearby
Places within walking distance
Quarter Detroit places around the stop, with straight-line distances.
1 min walk · 8 mMike's Pizza BarThe pizza bar inside Little Caesars Arena: handcrafted pies and Michigan craft beer before Red Wings and Pistons games.- 1 min walk · 26 mColonial TheatreC. Howard Crane's movie house on Woodward, across from Brush Park, open from 1917 to 1975. The original plans called for nearly 3,000 seats and more than 200 boxes.
- 1 min walk · 49 mDistrict Market DetroitMarket and eatery listed in the Little Caesars Arena building on Woodward; we couldn't confirm it is still operating.
- 1 min walk · 49 mDetroit PistonsDetroit's NBA team, three-time champions (1989, 1990, 2004), playing home games at Little Caesars Arena on Woodward.
- 1 min walk · 49 mDetroit Red WingsAn NHL Original Six club with 11 Stanley Cups, skating at Little Caesars Arena in the city fans proudly call Hockeytown.
2 min walk · 99 mLittle Caesars ArenaDetroit’s shared stage for hockey, basketball, and arena concerts.
3 min walk · 170 mThe Inn at 97 WinderA 10-room inn in an 1880s Brush Park mansion, on the National Register since 1991. The Fox Theatre and the ballparks are a short walk away.
3 min walk · 195 mPark Avenue HotelA 13-story residential hotel on Park Avenue (1924–2003) designed by Louis Kamper for Lew Tuller, later a Salvation Army home, imploded in 2015 for Little Caesars Arena.
4 min walk · 235 mHotel EddystoneLew Tuller's 13-story residential hotel on Park Avenue, open from 1924 to the late 1990s. Louis Kamper designed it; since 2022 it's 96 apartments beside Little Caesars Arena.
Around the stop, from the official QLINE list and the map
- Little Caesars Arena 2 min
The Red Wings’ and Pistons’ arena since 2017, with concerts; Paul McCartney and Madonna have played here.
- Mike Ilitch School of Business next to the arena
Wayne State University’s business school.
- Brush Park 6 min
A district of Victorian mansions, nicknamed “Little Paris” in the late 1800s.
- Masonic Temple 8 min
The world’s largest Masonic temple, on Temple Street, with a theater and concert halls.
06 / Events
Events near the stop
Upcoming events at venues around the stop.
Oct 7, 2026, 7:00 PMGorillaz
Little Caesars Arena · 2 min walkGorillaz — concert at Little Caesars Arena, Detroit.
Oct 9, 2026, 7:00 PMDetroit Red Wings Pride Night
Little Caesars Arena · 2 min walkThe Detroit Red Wings host their Pride Night against the Seattle Kraken at Little Caesars Arena on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 7 p.m. The Pride ticket package comes with a limited-edition tumbler; find it on the organizer’s ticket page.
Oct 9, 2026, 7:00 PMNHL: Seattle Kraken at Detroit Red Wings
Little Caesars Arena · 2 min walkThe Detroit Red Wings host the Seattle Kraken in an NHL regular-season game on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 7 p.m. at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. The Red Wings have won 11 Stanley Cups, most recently in 2008. Tickets are on the Red Wings’ official site.
Oct 10, 2026, 8:00 PMJohnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds
Little Caesars Arena · 2 min walkJohnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds — concert at Little Caesars Arena, Detroit.
Oct 13, 2026, 6:00 PMNHL: New Jersey Devils at Detroit Red Wings
Little Caesars Arena · 2 min walkThe Detroit Red Wings host the New Jersey Devils in an NHL regular-season game on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 6 p.m. at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. The Red Wings have won 11 Stanley Cups, most recently in 2008. Tickets are on the Red Wings’ official site.
Oct 15, 2026, 7:30 PMNHL: Philadelphia Flyers at Detroit Red Wings
Little Caesars Arena · 2 min walkThe Detroit Red Wings host the Philadelphia Flyers in an NHL regular-season game on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. The Red Wings have won 11 Stanley Cups, most recently in 2008. Tickets are on the Red Wings’ official site.