Morehead station

Morehead
Morehead
Charlotte Trolley Heritage Streetcar station
General information
Location	East Morehead Street ; Charlotte, NC 28203
Coordinates	35°13′11.34″N 80°50′58.14″W / 35.2198167°N 80.8494833°W
Owned by	Charlotte Area Transit Systems
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Bicycle facilities	Bicycle racks
History
Opened	August 30, 1996
Closed	June 28, 2010
Former services
	Carson After 2007 towards Atherton Mill

Morehead was a heritage streetcar station in Charlotte, North Carolina. The at-grade side platforms, located below Morehead Street, was a stop for the Charlotte Trolley in the South End neighborhood.^[1]

History[edit]

The station began operations on August 30, 1996. Consisting of a platform area along the track, the station operated Thursday through Sunday and then daily on June 28, 2004. Service was temporarily halted on February 5, 2006; during which time the station was double-tracked and was rebuilt with signage and an emergency call box. When the station resumed on April 20, 2008, it operated on a limited schedule. When the Charlotte Trolley ended service on June 28, 2010, the Morehead station, along with three other trolley only stations, ceased operations.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] Being located within the Lynx Blue Line's right-of-way, the station's platform area has remained unchanged and is accessible along the Charlotte Rail Trail, with nearby stairs and walkway to Morehead Street.

References[edit]

^ Morehead station Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
^ "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 (April 16, 2008). "Trolley joining Lynx on light-rail tracks". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 1B.
^ "Service Change - June 28, 2010". Charlotte Area Transit System. Archived from the original on 25 June 2010.

External links[edit]

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[1] Morehead station Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine

[2] "U.S. Streetcar Systems - North Carolina". Railway Preservation. Retrieved October 2, 2021.

[3] "Charlotte, NC". APTA Streetcar and Heritage Trolley Site. Retrieved October 2, 2021.

[4] Coto, DaNica (February 6, 2006). "History on Hiatus: Trolley makes last run for a year". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 3B.

[5] Harrison, Steve (April 16, 2008). "Trolley joining Lynx on light-rail tracks". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 1B.

[6] "Service Change - June 28, 2010". Charlotte Area Transit System. Archived from the original on 25 June 2010.

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