9th Street station (Charlotte)

9th Street
9th Street
LYNX light rail station
	9th Street passenger shelter
General information
Location	237 East Ninth Street; Charlotte, North Carolina ; United States
Coordinates	35°13′47″N80°50′06″W / 35.2297°N 80.8350°W
Owned by	Charlotte Area Transit System
Line(s)	Lynx Blue Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Bicycle facilities	Bicycle racks
Architect	Anna V. Murch & Douglas Hollis
Architectural style	Postmodern
Other information
Website	9th Street Station
History
Opened	June 24, 2004
Rebuilt	March 16, 2018
Services
Former services
Location

Last updated August 15, 2023

9th Street is a light rail station in Charlotte, North Carolina. The at-grade dual side platforms are a stop along the Lynx Blue Line and serves Uptown Charlotte's First Ward as well as First Ward Park and the UNC Charlotte Center City Campus.

Location

The station is located next to 9th Street and is accessible by sidewalk and the Charlotte Rail Trail. immediate to the station is the Ellis, First Ward Park, and UNC Charlotte Center City Campus; while nearby are 525 North Tryon, Charlotte Ballet Academy, First Ward Creative Arts Academy, McColl Center, and SkyHouse Uptown.

Artwork

As part of the CATS Art in Transit program, 9th Street is a signature station design by Anna Valentina Murch and Doug Hollis, while working within STV Inc. overall Lynx Blue Line Extension design. Called UMBRA , Latin for shadow; the title combines the practical and metaphorical nature of their artistic intent. Inspired by Charlotte's historic textile industry, all ten passenger shelters have white tensile fabric canopies, curved blue glass windscreens, white benches and fixtures, and a blue platform.^[1]

Nearby, along the rail trail, is Halcyon Idyll I and Halcyon Idyll II, by Sharon Dowell. These murals cover approximately 9,000 sq ft (840 m²) on five facades facing the sidewalk, located under 11th Street and Brookshire Freeway. Adjacent to the underpass murals is a signal house wrapped in vinyl with a vibrant pattern titled Coexist.^[2]

History

The station first opened for service on June 28, 2004, for the historic Charlotte Trolley, with one track and one platform, located south adjacent to 9th Street. Operating for little over 19 months, it was soon closed on February 6, 2006 because of LYNX Blue Line construction at neighboring 6th Street Station. The station reopened on April 20, 2008, when Charlotte Trolley service resumed, but was soon scaled back to weekend and special events in 2009. On June 28, 2010, the Charlotte Trolley service to the station was discontinued and the station was closed for a second time.^[3] For the next few years, the station remained unused while planning and funding was established for the Blue Line Extension, which would incorporate 9th Street station.^[4]

On July 18, 2013, the official groundbreaking took place near the 9th Street station for the Extension; at the ceremony were the mayor of Charlotte Patsy Kinsey, UNCC chancellor Philip Dubois, federal transit administrator Peter Rogoff and N.C. Governor Pat McCrory, the former mayor of Charlotte and an initial supporter of the LYNX project.^[5] By 2016, the original side platform and structure was razed with construction started on a new station located north adjacent to 9th Street.^[6] On March 16, 2018, the station was reopened as part of the Blue Line Extension to UNC Charlotte.^[7]^[8]

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms and 10 covered waiting areas; other amenities include ticket vending machines, emergency call box, and covered bicycle racks designed by Darren Goins, using geometric abstract shapes.^[1]

Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound	← Lynx Blue Line toward I-485/South Boulevard (7th Street)
Northbound	→ Lynx Blue Line toward UNC Charlotte–Main (Parkwood) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

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References

1 2 "BLE 9th Street Station". Charlotte Area Transit System. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
↑ "11th St. & I-277 Underpasses". Charlotte Area Transit System. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
↑ "North Carolina Streetcar Systems" . Retrieved May 20, 2017.
↑ Harrison, Steve (July 22, 2010). "City wants federal grant for shorter Lynx extension". The Charlotte Observer.
↑ Haggerty, Neil (July 18, 2013). "LYNX Blue Line light rail extension breaks ground". The Charlotte Observer.
↑ "9th Street Station Site Plan" (PDF). March 8, 2010. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
↑ Harrison, Steve (January 8, 2018). "CATS announces opening date for the Blue Line Extension". The Charlotte Observer . Retrieved January 8, 2018.
↑ Staff (March 16, 2018). "Blue Line Extension from uptown to UNCC opens". Charlotte, NC: WSOC-TV . Retrieved March 16, 2018.

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[9thStreet-1] 1 2 "BLE 9th Street Station". Charlotte Area Transit System. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

[2] "11th St. & I-277 Underpasses". Charlotte Area Transit System. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

[3] "North Carolina Streetcar Systems" . Retrieved May 20, 2017.

[4] Harrison, Steve (July 22, 2010). "City wants federal grant for shorter Lynx extension". The Charlotte Observer.

[5] Haggerty, Neil (July 18, 2013). "LYNX Blue Line light rail extension breaks ground". The Charlotte Observer.

[6] "9th Street Station Site Plan" (PDF). March 8, 2010. Retrieved May 20, 2017.

[7] Harrison, Steve (January 8, 2018). "CATS announces opening date for the Blue Line Extension". The Charlotte Observer . Retrieved January 8, 2018.

[8] Staff (March 16, 2018). "Blue Line Extension from uptown to UNCC opens". Charlotte, NC: WSOC-TV . Retrieved March 16, 2018.

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