Carson (LYNX station)

Carson LYNX light rail station
Station statistics
Address	218 East Carson Boulevard Charlotte, NC 28203
Coordinates	35°13′8″N 80°51′3″W / 35.21889°N 80.85083°W / 35.21889; -80.85083
Line(s)	LYNX Blue Line   Charlotte Trolley
Connections	CATS Route #12, South Boulevard
Structure type	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   CATS   Following station Bland Street toward I-485/South Boulevard LYNX Blue Line Stonewall toward 7th Street Bland Street toward Atherton Mill Charlotte Trolley Morehead toward 9th Street

The Carson station is a rail station for both the LYNX Blue Line and the historic Charlotte Trolley just south of 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]

The station is located on Carson Boulevard one block to the west of South Boulevard. It has side platforms, which sit on either side of the tracks.

Notable places nearby

• Historic South End entertainment district
• Bank of America Stadium

Public art

As part of the CATS Art in Transit program, Carson features several pieces intended to provide a better overall aesthetic for the station. The works include bas-reliefs entitled Hornbeam by Alice Adams, drinking fountain basins designed to look like dogwoods, the North Carolina state flower, by Nancy Blum, gold nugget motifs on both the pavers and shelters by Leticia Huerta to pay homage to the North Carolina gold rush of the mid-19th century and track fencing featuring magnolia leaves by Shaun Cassidy.^[2]

References

External links

• Carson station site plan from CATS
• Carson Station
• Station from Carson Boulevard from Google Maps Street View