Carson station (Charlotte)

Carson

LYNX light rail station

General information

Location

218 East Carson Boulevard
Charlotte, North Carolina
United States

Coordinates

35°13′8″N 80°51′3″W / 35.21889°N 80.85083°W

Owned by

Charlotte Area Transit Systems

Line(s)

Lynx Blue Line

Platforms

2 side platforms

Tracks

Construction

Structure type

At-grade

Bicycle facilities

Bicycle racks

Accessible

Yes

Architect

Ralph Whitehead Associates

Architectural style

Postmodern

History

Opened

November 24, 2007

Services

Preceding station		Following station
Bland Street towards I-485/South Boulevard	Lynx Blue Line	Brooklyn Village towards UNC Charlotte–Main
Former services
Bland Street towards Atherton Mill	Charlotte Trolley	Morehead towards 9th Street

Location

Carson 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 the South End neighborhood.^[1]

Location

The station is located next to Carson Boulevard and is accessible by sidewalk and the Charlotte Rail Trail. The immediate area features multi-level apartments and offices, with the Arlington (the pink building) and Dowd YMCA located nearby.^[2]

History

The station officially opened for service on Saturday, November 24, 2007, and as part of its opening celebration fares were not collected. Regular service with fare collection commenced on Monday, November 26, 2007.^[3]

Station layout

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. Gold nugget motifs on both the pavers and shelters, which pay homage to the mid-19th century North Carolina gold rush, by Leticia Huerta; and track fencing with magnolia leaves, by Shaun Cassidy.^[4]

Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound	← Lynx Blue Line toward I-485/South Boulevard (Bland Street)
Northbound	→Lynx Blue Line toward UNC Charlotte–Main (Brooklyn Village) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

^ "Carson Station". Charlotte Area Transit System. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
^ "Carson Station". Charlotte Area Transit System. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
^ 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.
^ "Carson Station: Art in Transit". Charlotte Area Transit System. Archived from the original on March 23, 2008. Retrieved June 21, 2008.

External links

Media related to Carson station (Charlotte) at Wikimedia Commons
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