Johnson & Wales station

Johnson & Wales
Streetcar stop along West Trade Street
General information
Location	899 West Trade Street Charlotte, North Carolina United States
Coordinates	35°14′00″N80°51′02″W / 35.23346°N 80.85059°W / 35.23346; -80.85059
Owned by	Charlotte Area Transit System
Line	CityLynx Gold Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Bicycle facilities	Bicycle racks
Accessible	yes
History
Opened	August 30, 2021 (2021-08-30) [1]
Services
Preceding station CATS Following station Irwin toward French Street CityLynx Gold Line Gateway Station toward Sunnyside Avenue
Location

Johnson & Wales is a streetcar station in Charlotte, North Carolina. The at-grade island platform on West Trade Street is a stop along the CityLynx Gold Line, serving Johnson & Wales University and Gateway Village.

Location

Johnson & Wales station is located on West Trade Street, between Clarkson and Cedar Streets, in Uptown Charlotte. Flanking the station is the Johnson & Wales Charlotte campus and Gateway Village office park. Also nearby is Elmwood Cemetery.

History

Johnson & Wales Avenue station was approved as a Gold Line Phase 2 stop in 2013, with construction beginning in Fall 2016. Though it was slated to open in early-2020, various delays pushed out the opening till mid-2021. ^{[2] [3]} The station opened to the public on August 30, 2021. ^{[1] [4]}

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform with two passenger shelters; a crosswalk and ramp provide platform access from West Trade Street. The station's passenger shelters house two art installations by Jim Hirschfield and Sonya Ishii. ^[5]

References

1. "CityLYNX Gold Line". Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS). Retrieved August 30, 2021.
2. "CityLYNX Gold Line Street Car Project, Charlotte". Railway Technology. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
3. "CityLYNX Gold Line Phase 2: Update for June 19, 2020". City of Charlotte. June 19, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
4. Gilstrap, Samantha (August 26, 2021). "CATS New CityLYNX Gold Line Streetcar Begins Taking Passengers". Charlotte, NC: WCCB . Retrieved September 21, 2021.
5. "Jim Hirschfield & Sonya Ishii". City of Charlotte. Retrieved September 23, 2021.

External links

• Media related to Johnson & Wales station at Wikimedia Commons