Irwin Avenue station

Irwin Avenue
CityLynx streetcar station
Streetcar stop along West Trade Street
General information
Location1009 West Trade Street
Charlotte, North Carolina
United States
Coordinates35°14′06″N 80°51′10″W / 35.23500°N 80.85277°W / 35.23500; -80.85277
Owned byCharlotte Area Transit System
Line(s)
  CityLynx Gold Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle racks
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedAugust 30, 2021 (2021-08-30)[1]
Services
Preceding station CATS Following station
Wesley Heights
towards French Street
 CityLynx Gold Line Johnson & Wales
towards Sunnyside Avenue
Location
Map

Irwin Avenue is a streetcar station in Charlotte, North Carolina. The at-grade island platform on West Trade Street is a stop along the CityLynx Gold Line, serving Johnson & Wales University and Gateway Village.

Location

Irwin Avenue station is located at the intersection of West Trade Street, Irwin Avenue, and Johnson & Wales Way, in Uptown Charlotte. The immediate area features multi-level apartments, Johnson & Wales Charlotte campus, and Gateway Village office park. Also nearby, one to two blocks away, is Fraizer Park, Irwin Creek Greenway, and James Dennis Rash Park.

History

Irwin Avenue station was approved as a Gold Line Phase 2 stop in 2013, with construction beginning in Fall 2016. Though it was slated to open in early-2020, various delays pushed out the opening till mid-2021.[2][3] The station opened to the public on August 30, 2021.[1][4]

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform with two passenger shelters; a crosswalk and ramp provide platform access from West Trade Street. The station's passenger shelters house two art installations by Jim Hirschfield and Sonya Ishii.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "CityLYNX Gold Line". Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS). Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  2. ^ "CityLYNX Gold Line Street Car Project, Charlotte". Railway Technology. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "CityLYNX Gold Line Phase 2: Update for June 19, 2020". City of Charlotte. June 19, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  4. ^ Gilstrap, Samantha (August 26, 2021). "CATS New CityLYNX Gold Line Streetcar Begins Taking Passengers". Charlotte, NC: WCCB. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "Jim Hirschfield & Sonya Ishii". City of Charlotte. Retrieved September 23, 2021.


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