Bland Street (LYNX station)

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Bland Street LYNX light rail station
Station statistics
Address	1511 Camden Road Charlotte, NC 28203
Coordinates	35°12′57″N, 80°51′19″W
Lines	Blue Line
Connections	CATS route # 10 CATS route # 16
Structure	At-grade
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Bicycle facilities	Racks available
Other information
Opened	24 November 2007
Accessible
Owned by	Charlotte Area Transit Systems
Services
Preceding station   LYNX   Following station East/West toward I-485/South Boulevard Blue Line Carson toward 7th Street

The Bland 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.. 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]

Although this is known as the Bland Street station, it is actually located about one block to the south of Bland at Rensselaer Avenue between Camden Road and South Boulevard. It has side platforms, which sit on either side of the tracks.

[edit] Notable places nearby

• South End entertainment district
• Dilworth historic district
• Price's Chicken Coop

[edit] Connections to other transit routes

• CATS route #10—West Boulevard
• CATS route #16—South Tryon

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Bland station site plan from CATS
• Bland Street station

Coordinates: 35°6′26″N, 80°52′58″W