Johnson & Wales station
Johnson & Wales | |||||||||||
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CityLynx streetcar station | |||||||||||
![]() Streetcar stop along West Trade Street | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 899 West Trade Street Charlotte, North Carolina United States | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°14′00″N 80°51′02″W / 35.23346°N 80.85059°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Charlotte Area Transit System | ||||||||||
Line(s) | |||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Bicycle racks | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | August 30, 2021[1] | ||||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b "CityLYNX Gold Line". Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS). Retrieved August 30, 2021.
- ^ "CityLYNX Gold Line Street Car Project, Charlotte". Railway Technology. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ "CityLYNX Gold Line Phase 2: Update for June 19, 2020". City of Charlotte. June 19, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ Gilstrap, Samantha (August 26, 2021). "CATS New CityLYNX Gold Line Streetcar Begins Taking Passengers". Charlotte, NC: WCCB. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ "Jim Hirschfield & Sonya Ishii". City of Charlotte. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
External links
[edit]Media related to Johnson & Wales station at Wikimedia Commons
- Lynx Gold Line stations
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 2021
- 2021 establishments in North Carolina
- Railway stations in North Carolina at university and college campuses
- Johnson & Wales University
- Southern United States railway station stubs
- North Carolina building and structure stubs
- North Carolina transportation stubs