Johnson & Wales station

Johnson & Wales
CityLynx streetcar station
Streetcar stop along West Trade Street
General information
Location899 West Trade Street
Charlotte, North Carolina
United States
Coordinates35°14′00″N 80°51′02″W / 35.23346°N 80.85059°W / 35.23346; -80.85059
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
Irwin
towards French Street
 CityLynx Gold Line Gateway Station
towards Sunnyside Avenue
Location
Map

Johnson & Wales 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

Johnson & Wales station is located on West Trade Street, between Clarkson and Cedar Streets, in Uptown Charlotte. Flanking the station is the Johnson & Wales Charlotte campus and Gateway Village office park. Also nearby is Elmwood Cemetery.

History

Johnson & Wales 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 August 30, 2021.
  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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