University City Blvd station explained

University City Blvd
Type:LYNX light rail station
Style:CATS
Address:7205 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina
Country:United States
Coordinates:35.2868°N -80.7613°W
Owned:Charlotte Area Transit System
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Bus Stands:3
Connections: CATS: 11, 50, 54 [1]
Structure:At-grade
Parking:1,513 spaces
Bicycle:Bicycle racks
Architect:STV Inc.
Architectural Style:Postmodern
Accessible:yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail-light
Zoom:15

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: University City Blvd Station . . March 20, 2018.
  2. News: Esposito . Gina . Riders surprised to learn of parking fee along LYNX Blue Line Extension . . Charlotte, NC . March 19, 2018 . March 20, 2018.
  3. News: Harrison . Steve . Henderson . Bruce . March 16, 2018 . After a decade of planning, Charlotte's light-rail extension finally opens . . March 20, 2018.