Gateway Station (Charlotte)

Gateway Station
Multimodal Transit Station
Location South Graham Street at West Trade Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
Coordinates 35°13′50.49″N 80°50′53.62″W / 35.2306917°N 80.8482278°W / 35.2306917; -80.8482278Coordinates: 35°13′50.49″N 80°50′53.62″W / 35.2306917°N 80.8482278°W / 35.2306917; -80.8482278

Gateway Station is a proposed multimodal transit center for Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. When completed, it will serve the CityLynx Gold Line, Amtrak, Greyhound intercity buses, and local Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) buses. It is also preliminary identified to serve the proposed LYNX Red Line and LYNX Silver Line. It is to be constructed by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, and financed by state, federal government, Amtrak, Greyhound, CATS, and private developers. It is tentatively planned to be opened in 2024.[1]

History

In 1991 the city of Charlotte announced the proposed site along West Trade Street as the preferred location for a replacement facility for the existing Amtrak station along North Tryon Street.[2] The North Carolina Department of Transportation began the acquisition of property for Gateway Station in 1998, with the 27-acre (110,000 m2) acquisition complete by February 2004.[3]

Announced publicly in August 2005, the proposed Gateway Station is envisioned to serve as both a multimodal transit center in addition to both office and retail space.[4] Costing an estimated $100 million to complete, this is now the site of the Charlotte Greyhound bus terminal and was the previous location of the Southern Railway train station until 1962 when it was demolished.[4] As originally presented, the station will feature an underground station for CATS buses, a 100,000-square-foot (9,300 m2) office building, and soaring lobby for other rail and bus services in the building's atrium.[5][4]

On November 1, 2012, the N.C. DOT selected Houston-based developer, the Hines Group, for the project.[6] In 2015, NCDOT won a $25 Million TIGER Grant, to help start construction of Gateway Station.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Harrison, Steve (May 19, 2017). "Amtrak was supposed to be in downtown Charlotte in a year or two. The new date: 2024.". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Charlotte Multi Modal Station Project Timeline". NCDOT Rail Division. Retrieved June 17, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Gateway Station / CGS Project Background". Charlotte Area Transit System. Archived from the original on August 30, 2008. Retrieved June 17, 2008.
  4. 1 2 3 Whitacre, Dianne (August 24, 2005). "CATS plans $100 million transit hub". The Charlotte Observer. p. 1A.
  5. ↑ Rainey, Amy (January 16, 2008). "The Ever-Changing Face of the Queen City - Here's the Scoop on Some Projects Going Up, in and Around Your Neighborhood". The Charlotte Observer. p. 10Z.
  6. ↑ WCNC; Plan for new Greyhound bus station moving along
  7. ↑ "Charlotte to move Amtrak station uptown with federal grant". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
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