East/West (LYNX station)

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East/West Boulevard
LYNX light rail station

Station statistics

Address

1821 Camden Road
Charlotte, NC 28203

Coordinates

35°12′43″N, 80°51′33″W

Lines

Blue Line

Connections

CATS route # 10
CATS route # 36

Structure

At-grade

Platforms

2 side platforms

Tracks

Bicycle facilities

Racks available

Other information

Opened

24 November 2007

Accessible

Owned by

Charlotte Area Transit Systems

Services

Preceding station		LYNX		Following station
New Bern toward I-485/South Boulevard		Blue Line		Bland Street toward 7th Street

The East/West Boulevard station is a light rail station on the LYNX light rail system in the Historic South End of 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 East/West Boulevard station, it is actually located about two blocks to the east of West along East Boulevard one block west of 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

[edit] Connections to other transit routes

CATS route #10—West Boulevard
CATS route #36—Midtown

[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.