9th Street station (Charlotte)

9th Street station is a light rail station on the LYNX Blue Line in Center City Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. The station, which features side platforms on either side of the tracks, is located adjacent to 9th Street. Notable places near the station include First Ward Park and the UNC Charlotte Center City Campus.

9th Street
LYNX light rail station
Location237 East Ninth Street
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Coordinates35°13′44.48″N 80°50′8.81″W
Owned byCharlotte Area Transit System
Line(s)
  Lynx Blue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle racks
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedJune 28, 2004
RebuiltMarch 16, 2018
Services
Preceding station   CATS   Following station
Lynx Blue Line
  Former services  
Charlotte TrolleyTerminus

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.[1] For the next few years, the station remained unused while planning and funding was established for the LYNX Blue Line Extension, which would incorporate 9th Street station.[2]

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.[3] By 2016, the original side platform and structure was razed with construction started on a new station located north adjacent to 9th Street.[4] On March 16, 2018, the station was reopened as part of the Blue Line Extension to UNC Charlotte.[5][6]

References
  1. "North Carolina Streetcar Systems". Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  2. Harrison, Steve (July 22, 2010). "City wants federal grant for shorter Lynx extension". The Charlotte Observer.
  3. Haggerty, Neil (July 18, 2013). "LYNX Blue Line light rail extension breaks ground". The Charlotte Observer.
  4. "9th Street Station Site Plan" (PDF). March 8, 2010. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  5. Harrison, Steve (January 8, 2018). "CATS announces opening date for the Blue Line Extension". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  6. Staff (March 16, 2018). "Blue Line Extension from uptown to UNCC opens". Charlotte, NC: WSOC-TV. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
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