University City Blvd is a light rail station on the LYNX Blue Line in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It is located on North Tryon Street and Periwinkle Hill Avenue in University City. The station consists of a single island platform in the street's median, connected to an adjacent parking garage by a pedestrian overpass. The parking garage charges a flat weekday fee for all riders that do not have a one-day, weekly or monthly pass.[2] Notable places nearby include the Belgate Shopping Center, IKEA and the Wells Fargo Customer Information Center (CIC). The station opened on March 16, 2018.[3]
University City Blvd | |||||||||||
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| LYNX light rail station | |||||||||||
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| Location | 7205 North Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina United States | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°17′12.42″N 80°45′40.54″W / 35.2867833°N 80.7612611°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Charlotte Area Transit System | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Bus stands | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | 1,513 spaces | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bicycle racks | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Architect | STV Inc. | ||||||||||
| Architectural style | Postmodern | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | March 16, 2018 | ||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ "University City Blvd Station". Charlotte Area Transit System. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
- ^ Esposito, Gina (March 19, 2018). "Riders surprised to learn of parking fee along LYNX Blue Line Extension". Charlotte, NC: WSOC-TV. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
- ^ Harrison, Steve; Henderson, Bruce (March 16, 2018). "After a decade of planning, Charlotte's light-rail extension finally opens". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
External links
editMedia related to University City Blvd station at Wikimedia Commons
- University City Blvd Station
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