I-485/South Boulevard (LYNX station)

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I-485/South Boulevard
LYNX light rail station
Station statistics
Address 9508 South Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28273
Coordinates 35°6′26″N 80°52′58″W / 35.10722, -80.88278Coordinates: 35°6′26″N 80°52′58″W / 35.10722, -80.88278
Lines
Blue Line
Connections CATS routes # 12, 42, 58
Structure At-grade
Tracks 2
Parking 1,120 spaces
Bicycle facilities Lockers available
Other information
Opened 24 November 2007
Accessible Handicapped/disabled access
Owned by Charlotte Area Transit System
Services
Preceding station   LYNX   Following station
Terminus Blue Line
toward 7th Street

The I-485/South Boulevard is a light rail station on the LYNX light rail system in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. 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] This is the southern terminus of the Blue Line.

Originally, the southern terminus for the Blue Line was proposed for proposed downtown Pineville near State Route 51.[2] In 2002, the southern end was moved approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the north along South Boulevard at its present location as a result of low projected ridership figures for the proposed downtown Pineville station.[2]

The station has been designed for commuters in mind with the stations location not far from the I-485 Outerbelt, with the construction of a large underground parking garage serving commuters from southern Mecklenburg County and South Carolina.[3] The garage is the only one constructed along the line, and was built in a ravine adjacent to Sterling Elementary School. The 1,120 space garage was completed at a cost of $22.9 million.[4] Due to the garage being built in a ravine, the top floor features a playing field for the adjacent school.[3]

[edit] Notable places nearby

[edit] Connections to other transit systems

  • CATS route #12—South Boulevard
  • CATS route #42—Carowinds
  • CATS route #58—Carolina Place Mall

[edit] References

  1. ^ 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. 
  2. ^ a b Whitacre, Dianne. "Cost of light rail to the south up 11%", The Charlotte Observer, July 25, 2002, pp. 3B. 
  3. ^ a b Valle, Kristen. "Interstate 485/South Boulevard - Commutes start here", The Charlotte Observer, November 18, 2007, p. 12M. 
  4. ^ Rubin, Richard. "Light rail garage digs into budget", The Charlotte Observer, August 28, 2006, pp. 2B. 

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