East/West Boulevard station
East/West Boulevard is a light rail station in Charlotte, North Carolina. The at-grade dual side platforms are a stop along the Lynx Blue Line and serves South End and nearby Dilworth and Wilmore neighborhoods.
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| LYNX light rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Northbound train leaving the platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 1821 Camden Road Charlotte, North Carolina United States | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°12′43″N 80°51′33″W / 35.21194°N 80.85917°W | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Charlotte Area Transit Systems | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | CATS: 10, 25 [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bicycle racks | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | Ralph Whitehead Associates | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Postmodern | |||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | August 30, 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | November 24, 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Location edit
The station is located at the intersection where East Boulevard becomes West Boulevard upon crossing Camden Road and is accessible by sidewalk and the Charlotte Rail Trail. The immediate area features multi-level apartments and offices, including The Line and Lowe's Global Technology Center. The area is also notable for the number of renovated factories and eclectic mix of retail, restaurants, and bars. Also nearby is Atherton Mill and Wilmore Centennial Park.[1]
History edit
The station began as a heritage streetcar stop, for the Charlotte Trolley, on August 30, 1996. Consisting of a platform area along a single track, the station operated Thursday through Sunday and then daily on June 28, 2004. Service was temporarily halted on February 5, 2006, so that the station could be double-tracked and reconstructed for light rail service. The station resumed operations on November 24, 2007, as stop along the Lynx Blue Line; this was followed by the resumption of the Charlotte Trolley on April 20, 2008, operating on a limited schedule. On June 28, 2010, the Charlotte Trolley ended service, leaving the Lynx Blue Line as its sole service at the station.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
Station layout edit
The station consists of two side platforms, both of which includes a low-level area for heritage streetcars, and six covered waiting areas; other amenities include ticket vending machines, emergency call box, and bicycle racks. The station also features several art installations including a drinking fountain basin designed to look like dogwood, the North Carolina state flower, by Nancy Blum. Bas-reliefs entitled Hornbeam, by Alice Adams. Cotton plant motifs on both the pavers and shelters, by Leticia Huerta. A 360-foot (110 m) mosaic along a wall facing Camden Road, by Thomas Thoune, and track fencing featuring beech leaves, by Shaun Cassidy.[8]
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Southbound | ← Lynx Blue Line toward I-485/South Boulevard (New Bern) |
| Northbound | Lynx Blue Line toward UNC Charlotte–Main (Bland Street) → |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
References edit
- ^ a b "East West Boulevard Station". Charlotte Area Transit System. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ^ "U.S. Streetcar Systems - North Carolina". Railway Preservation. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ "Charlotte, NC". APTA Streetcar and Heritage Trolley Site. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ Coto, DaNica (February 6, 2006). "History on Hiatus: Trolley makes last run for a year". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 3B.
- ^ Harrison, Steve; Valle, Kristen (November 25, 2007). "Light rail, heavy traffic: Thousands wait in lines for a free ride on 1st day". The Charlotte Observer. p. 1A.
- ^ Harrison, Steve (April 16, 2008). "Trolley joining Lynx on light-rail tracks". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 1B.
- ^ . Charlotte Area Transit System. Archived from the original on 25 June 2010.
- ^ . Charlotte Area Transit System. Archived from the original on March 23, 2008. Retrieved June 21, 2008.
External links edit
- Media related to East/West Boulevard station at Wikimedia Commons
- East West Boulevard Station
- South End Charlotte