Bland Street station

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Bland Street
LYNX light rail station
LYNX (Bland Street Station).jpg
Looking north from the Bland Street station
General information
Location1511 Camden Road
Charlotte, North Carolina
United States
Coordinates 35°12′57″N80°51′19″W / 35.21583°N 80.85528°W / 35.21583; -80.85528
Owned byCharlotte Area Transit Systems
Line(s)
  Lynx Blue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Bicycle facilities Bicycle racks
AccessibleYes
ArchitectRalph Whitehead Associates
Architectural style Postmodern
History
OpenedAugust 30, 1996
RebuiltNovember 24, 2007
Services
Preceding station CATS Following station
East/West
towards I-485/South Boulevard
Lynx Blue Line Carson
towards UNC Charlotte–Main
Former services
Park Avenue
Before 2007
towards Atherton Mill
Charlotte Trolley Morehead
Before 2007
towards 9th Street
East/West
After 2007
towards Atherton Mill
Carson
After 2007
towards 9th Street
Location
Bland Street station

Bland Street is a light rail station in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. The at-grade dual side platforms are a stop along the Lynx Blue Line and serves South End and nearby Dilworth neighborhood.

Contents

Location

The station is located one block south of Bland Street and is accessible by sidewalk, the Charlotte Rail Trail, and a walkway (formally Rensselaer Avenue) that connects to nearby Camden Road and South Boulevard. The immediate area features multi-level apartments and offices, as well as restaurants, bars, and art galleries. [1]

History

The station began as a heritage streetcar stop, for the Charlotte Trolley, on August 30, 1996. Consisting of a platform area along a single track, the station operated Thursday through Sunday and then daily on June 28, 2004. Service was temporarily halted on February 5, 2006 so that the station could be double-tracked and reconstructed for light rail service. During reconstruction, the new Bland Street station was position further south where Rensselaear Avenue formally crossed and the original side platform was razed; a power box currently stands at its former location. The station resumed operations on November 24, 2007, as stop along the Lynx Blue Line; this was followed by the resumption of the Charlotte Trolley on April 20, 2008, operating on a limited schedule. On June 28, 2010 the Charlotte Trolley ended service, leaving the Lynx Blue Line as its sole service at the station. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms, both of which includes a low-level area for heritage streetcars, and six covered waiting areas; other amenities include ticket vending machines, emergency call box, and bicycle racks. The station also features several art installations including a drinking fountain basin designed to look like dogwood, the North Carolina state flower, by Nancy Blum. Bas-reliefs entitled Hornbeam, by Alice Adams. Rose motifs on both the pavers and shelters, by Leticia Huerta. River stone benches, by Hoss Haley, and track fencing with pin oak leaves, by Shaun Cassidy. [8]

Side platform, doors will open on the right Wheelchair symbol.svg
Southbound← Lynx Blue Line toward I-485/South Boulevard (East/West)
Northbound Lynx Blue Line toward UNC Charlotte–Main (Carson) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right Wheelchair symbol.svg

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References

  1. ↑ "Bland Station". Charlotte Area Transit System . Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Streetcar Systems - North Carolina". Railway Preservation. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Charlotte, NC". APTA Streetcar and Heritage Trolley Site. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  4. ↑ Coto, DaNica (February 6, 2006). "History on Hiatus: Trolley makes last run for a year". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 3B.
  5. ↑ Harrison, Steve; Valle, Kristen (November 25, 2007). "Light rail, heavy traffic: Thousands wait in lines for a free ride on 1st day". The Charlotte Observer. p. 1A.
  6. ↑ Harrison, Steve (April 16, 2008). "Trolley joining Lynx on light-rail tracks". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 1B.
  7. ↑ "Service Change - June 28, 2010". Charlotte Area Transit System. Archived from the original on 25 June 2010.
  8. ↑ "Bland Street Station: Art in Transit". Charlotte Area Transit System. Archived from the original on March 23, 2008. Retrieved June 21, 2008.
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