A Beltline (or Belt Line) is a short-line railway operating in and around a city, principally to transfer freight between long-haul railroads and/or other modes of transportation. The term may also refer to:

Places

* BeltLine, Atlanta (or Belt Line or Beltline), a multi-use trail around central Atlanta, Georgia, United States *

Beltline Trail The Beltline Trail is a -long cycling and walking rail trail in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It consists of three sections, the York Beltline Trail west of Allen Road, the Kay Gardner Beltline Park from the Allen to Mount Pleasant Road, and the Ra ...

, a multi-use trail in Toronto, Ontario, Canada *

Beltline, Calgary Beltline is a region of central Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The area is located immediately to the south of Calgary's downtown (south of 9th Avenue and the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks), and is sometimes considered part of downtown. The nei ...

, a neighbourhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Transportation

Roads in the United States

*The Beltline, a section of

Alabama State Route 67 State Route 67 (SR 67) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Alabama that connects the city of Decatur to U.S. Route 231 (US 231) at Rainbow Crossing in Blount County. This highway serves as a connector between Decatur and G ...

in Decatur, Alabama *The Beltline/ Beltline Hwy, a section of

Interstate 65 Interstate 65 (I-65) is a major north–south Interstate Highway in the central United States. As with most primary Interstates ending in 5, it is a major crosscountry, north–south route, connecting between the Great Lakes and the Gulf ...

Mobile, Alabama Mobile ( , ) is a city and the county seat of Mobile County, Alabama, United States. The population within the city limits was 187,041 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, down from 195,111 at the 2010 United States census, 2010 cens ...

M-6 (Michigan highway) M-6, or the Paul B. Henry Freeway, is a east–west freeway and state trunkline highway in the United States that serves portions of southern Kent and eastern Ottawa counties south of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Although the freeway is named for P ...

or South Beltline, a freeway in Grand Rapids, Michigan *

Interstate 440 (North Carolina) Interstate 440 (I-440), also known as the Raleigh Beltline, the Cliff Benson Beltline, or locally as The Beltline, is an Interstate Highway in the US state of North Carolina. I-440 is a partial beltway that nearly encircles central Raleigh ...

or Raleigh Beltline, a loop road around Raleigh, North Carolina *

Oregon Route 569 Oregon Route 569 is an Oregon state highway serving as an outer quarter-loop in Eugene and Springfield. OR 569 comprises part of the Beltline Highway No. 69 (see Oregon highways and routes). It is long and runs east–west. OR 569 is not a com ...

, originally called Belt Line Road, a freeway (originally proposed as a beltway) in the Eugene, Oregon area *

Belt Line Road (Texas) Belt Line Road is a loop road that traverses through 16 cities in Dallas County, Texas. Belt Line Road is the outer complete loop which encircles Dallas, in contrast with I-635 which forms a partial inner loop, Loop 12 which forms a complete inner ...

, a loop in the Dallas, Texas area *Beltline Highway, part of

U.S. Route 12 U.S. Route 12 (US 12) is an east–west United States Numbered Highways, United States highway, running from Aberdeen, Washington, to Detroit, Detroit, Michigan, for almost . The highway has mostly been superseded by Interstate 90 (I-90) an ...

in the Madison, Wisconsin area

Rail services

Canada

Toronto Belt Line Railway The Toronto Belt Line Railway was built during the 1890s in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It consisted of two commuter railway lines to promote and service new suburban neighbourhoods outside of the then city limits. Both lines were laid as loops. Th ...

, an 1890s commuter railroad in Toronto, Ontario, Canada *

Toronto Railway Company Belt Line The Toronto Railway Company Belt Line was a streetcar route that operated in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The route was created by the Toronto Railway Company in 1891 and taken over by the Toronto Transportation Commission in 1921, which cancelled ...

(1891–1923), a streetcar line in Toronto, Ontario, Canada * TTC Belt Line tour (mid 1970s), heritage streetcars that ran on the old Belt Line route in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

United States

Akron and Barberton Belt Railroad The Akron and Barberton Belt Railroad was a switching railroad that was built to serve various industries around the cities of Barberton and Akron in Ohio. The main purpose was to switch chemical cars for Pittsburgh Plate Glass, Babcox and W ...

, Ohio *

Baltimore Belt Line The Baltimore Belt Line was constructed by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) in the early 1890s to connect the railroad's newly constructed line to Philadelphia and Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal, New York City/Jersey City with the re ...

, built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1895, Baltimore, Maryland *

Belt Railway of Chicago The Belt Railway Company of Chicago , headquartered in Bedford Park, IL, is the largest switching terminal railroad in the United States. It is co-owned by six Class I railroads — BNSF Railway, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Ra ...

, Illinois *

Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad The Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad is a Class III railroadSurface Transportation BoardThe Belt Railway Company of Chicago -- Trackage Rights Exemption -- Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company January 9, 2002 in the United States. Ownership The IHB ...

, a belt line railway in the Chicago, Illinois area

Other transportation

*a general term for a beltway or

ring road A ring road (also known as circular road, beltline, beltway, circumferential (high)way, loop, bypass or orbital) is a road or a series of connected roads encircling a town, city, or country. The most common purpose of a ring road is to assist i ...

Beltline (automotive) The beltline is a line representing the bottom edge of a vehicle's glass panels (e.g. windscreen, side windows and rear window). It also represents the bottom of a vehicle's ''glasshouse''. This definition is found on all cars, regardless of veh ...

, a line representing the bottom edge of a vehicle's glass panels {{disambiguation, geo