Woodlawn station (Charlotte, North Carolina)

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For other rail stations named Woodlawn, see Woodlawn Station.
Woodlawn
LYNX light rail station
Location 4756 Old Pineville Road
Charlotte, NC 28219
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Owned by Charlotte Area Transit System
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Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections CATS Route #24, Nations Ford Road
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Parking 382 spaces
Bicycle facilities Racks and Lockers available
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened 24 November 2007
Services
Preceding station   Lynx Rapid Transit Services   Following station
Lynx Blue Line
toward 7th Street

Woodlawn is a light rail station on the LYNX Blue Line in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. The station officially opened for service on Saturday, November 24, 2007, and as part of its opening celebration fares were not collected.[1] Regular service with fare collection commenced on Monday, November 26, 2007.[1]

The station is located just off Woodlawn Road along Old Pineville Road. It has side platforms, which sit on either side of the tracks. Additionally, this station includes 386 commuter parking spaces.[2] The Woodlawn viaduct spans a distance of 0.25 miles (400 m), crossing 40 feet (12 m) above Woodlawn Road,[3] and was installed in the period between May 10 through May 30, 2006.[4]


Public art

As part of the CATS Art in Transit program, Woodlawn 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, leaf motifs on both the pavers and shelters by Leticia Huerta, the painting of the bridge and retaining walls by Marek Ranis and track fencing featuring white oak leaves by Shaun Cassidy.[5]

References

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