Carson station (Charlotte)
Carson | |||||||||||
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| LYNX light rail station | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 218 East Carson Boulevard Charlotte, NC 28203 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°13′8″N 80°51′3″W / 35.21889°N 80.85083°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Charlotte Area Transit Systems | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | CATS Route #12, South Boulevard | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Racks available | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | November 24, 2007 | ||||||||||
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Carson is a light rail station for the LYNX Blue Line just south of Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. The station officially opened for service on Saturday, November 24, 2007, and as part of its opening celebration fares were not collected.[1] Regular service with fare collection commenced on Monday, November 26, 2007.[1]
The station is located on Carson Boulevard one block to the west of South Boulevard. It has side platforms, which sit on either side of the tracks.
Notable places nearby
- Historic South End entertainment district
- Bank of America Stadium
Public art
As part of the CATS Art in Transit program, Carson features several pieces intended to provide a better overall aesthetic for the station. The works include bas-reliefs entitled Hornbeam by Alice Adams, drinking fountain basins designed to look like dogwoods, the North Carolina state flower, by Nancy Blum, gold nugget motifs on both the pavers and shelters by Leticia Huerta to pay homage to the North Carolina gold rush of the mid-19th century and track fencing featuring magnolia leaves by Shaun Cassidy.[2]
References
- ^ a b Harrison, Steve; Kristen Valle (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 2008-03-23. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
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