New Bern station

New Bern
LYNX light rail station

Looking North from the New Bern Station
Location 129 New Bern Street
Charlotte, NC 28203
Coordinates 35°11′59″N 80°52′8.5″W / 35.19972°N 80.869028°W / 35.19972; -80.869028
Owned by Charlotte Area Transit Systems
Line(s)
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Bicycle facilities Racks and Lockers available
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened November 24, 2007
Services
Preceding station   Lynx Rapid Transit Services   Following station
Lynx Blue Line
toward 7th Street

New Bern is a light rail station on the LYNX Blue Line at the southern edge of the South End of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. 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 one block to the west of South Boulevard along New Bern Street. It has side platforms, which sit on either side of the tracks. It is one of the few stations outside the center city/Southend area without a park-and-ride lot.

Public art

As part of the CATS Art in Transit program, New Bern 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, leaf motifs on both the pavers and shelters by Leticia Huerta, river stone benches by Hoss Haley and track fencing featuring willow oak leaves by Shaun Cassidy.[2]

Incidents & accidents

References

  1. 1 2 Harrison, Steve; Kristen Valle (November 25, 2007). "Light rail, heavy traffic - Thousands wait in lines for a free ride on 1st day". The Charlotte Observer. p. 1A.
  2. "New Bern Station: Art in Transit". Charlotte Area Transit System. Archived from the original on March 23, 2008. Retrieved June 21, 2008.
  3. Wootson, Jr., Cleve R.; Steve Harrison (April 19, 2008). "Silo puts kink in LYNX". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 1A.
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