7th Street (LYNX station)

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7th Street
LYNX light rail station

Station statistics

Address

260 East Seventh Street
Charlotte, NC 28202

Coordinates

35°13′38″N, 80°50′17″W

Lines

Blue Line

Structure

At-grade

Platforms

2 side platforms^[1]

Tracks

2^[1]

Bicycle facilities

Racks available

Other information

Opened

24 November 2007

Accessible

Owned by

Charlotte Area Transit System

Services

Preceding station		LYNX		Following station
Charlotte Transportation Center/Arena toward I-485/South Boulevard		Blue Line		Terminus

The 7th Street station is a light rail station for both the LYNX light rail system and the historic Charlotte Trolley in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.A.. It is the northern terminus of the Blue Line. The station officially opened for service on Saturday, November 24, 2007, and as part of its opening celebration fares were not collected.^[2] Regular service with fare collection commenced on Monday, November 26, 2007.^[2]

In February 2002, CATS announced that the northern terminus of the Blue Line was going to be relocated from 9th Street to its present location along 7th Street^[3] The station is located between East 6th Street and East 7th Street just west of North Brevard Street. It has side platforms, which sit on either side of the tracks.^[1] This will also mark where the eventual Northeast Line in route to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte will connect with the Blue Line.

[edit] Notable places nearby

Levine Museum of the New South
Discovery Place
ImaginOn children's library and theatre
Main Branch of the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
Hearst Tower

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c 7th Street station site plan
^ ^a ^b Harrison, Steve; Kristen Valle. "Light rail, heavy traffic - Thousands wait in lines for a free ride on 1st day", The Charlotte Observer, November 25, 2007, p. 1A.
^ Updated Station Locations. South Transitions. Charlotte Area Transit System (February 2002). Retrieved on 2007-10-01.