East/West Boulevard station

East/West Boulevard is a light rail station on the LYNX Blue Line in South End of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. The station is located at the intersection where East Boulevard becomes West Boulevard upon crossing Camden Road; the area is notable for the number of renovated factories and eclectic mix of retail, commercial and high end residential construction.[1]

East/West Blvd.
LYNX light rail station
Northbound train leaving the platform
Location1821 Camden Road
Charlotte, NC 28203
Coordinates35°12′43″N 80°51′33″W
Owned byCharlotte Area Transit Systems
Line(s)
  Lynx Blue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections CATS: 10, 25 [1]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle racks
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedAugust 30, 1996
RebuiltNovember 24, 2007
Services
Preceding station CATS Following station
New Bern
towards I-485/South Boulevard
 Lynx Blue Line Bland Street
towards UNC Charlotte–Main
Former services
Tremont
towards Atherton Mill
 Charlotte Trolley Park Avenue
Before 2007
towards 9th Street
Bland Street
After 2007
towards 9th Street

History

The station first opened for service on April 30, 1996, for the historic Charlotte Trolley, with one track and one platform. After nearly a decade of service, the station was closed on February 6, 2006 and reconstructed for the LYNX Blue Line. The station officially opened for service on Saturday, November 24, 2007, and as part of its opening celebration fares were not collected.[2] Regular service with fare collection commenced on Monday, November 26, 2007.[2]

Public art

As part of the CATS Art in Transit program, East/West 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, cotton plant motifs on both the pavers and shelters by Leticia Huerta, a 360 feet (110 m) mosaic along a wall facing Camden Road by Thomas Thoune and track fencing featuring beech leaves by Shaun Cassidy.[3]

References
  1. "East West Boulevard Station". Charlotte Area Transit System. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  2. 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.
  3. "East/West Station: Art in Transit". Charlotte Area Transit System. Archived from the original on March 23, 2008. Retrieved June 21, 2008.
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