Archdale (LYNX station)

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Archdale
LYNX light rail station

Station statistics

Address

6230 South Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28217

Coordinates

35°9′10″N, 80°52′39″W

Lines

Blue Line

Connections

CATS route #57

Structure

At-grade

Platforms

1 island platform

Tracks

Parking

432 spaces

Bicycle facilities

Lockers available

Other information

Opened

24 November 2007

Accessible

Owned by

Charlotte Area Transit System

Services

Preceding station		LYNX		Following station
Arrowood toward I-485/South Boulevard		Blue Line		Tyvola toward 7th Street

The Archdale station is a light rail station on the LYNX light rail system in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.A.. 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 along Old Pineville Road at Archdale Drive just to the west of South Boulevard. It has an island platform, which sits between the two tracks on the bridge over Archdale Drive. Additionally, this station includes 432 commuter parking spaces.^[2]

[edit] Connections to other transit routes

CATS route #57—Archdale

[edit] References

^ ^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.
^ Layout Plan, Archdale Drive Station (PDF). Charlotte Area Transit System. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.