| Woodlawn | |||||||||
| Style: | CATS | ||||||||
| Type: | LYNX light rail station | ||||||||
| Country: | United States | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 35.1758°N -80.8792°W | ||||||||
| Connections: | CATS: 24 [1] | ||||||||
| Structure: | At-grade | ||||||||
| Platform: | 2 side platforms | ||||||||
| Tracks: | 2 | ||||||||
| Bus Stands: | 3 | ||||||||
| Parking: | 382 spaces | ||||||||
| Architect: | Ralph Whitehead Associates | ||||||||
| Opened: | November 24, 2007 | ||||||||
| Accessible: | yes | ||||||||
| Owned: | Charlotte Area Transit System | ||||||||
| Mapframe: | yes | ||||||||
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Woodlawn is a light rail station in Charlotte, North Carolina. The at-grade dual side platforms are a stop along the Lynx Blue Line and serves an area of mostly commercial and industrial businesses, with the neighborhoods of Collingwood and Madison Park located nearby. It also features a 382-space park and ride and local bus connections.
The station and the park and ride are both located along Old Pineville Road, a 1000feet south from the Woodlawn Road interchange. Next to the station are two small strip malls: Time Square Station and Woodlawn Plaza. Woodlawn Marketplace, a much larger strip mall that include Burlington, Home Depot, and TJ Maxx, is adjacent to the station, but can only be accessed via Woodlawn Road.[1]
The station was part of the overall planning and construction of the LYNX Blue Line; starting in 1999, it was approved in February 2000 and construction began on February 26, 2005.[2] [3] [4] From May 10 through May 30, 2006, the Woodlawn Viaduct was constructed; located north of the station, it spans a distance of 0.25miles, crossing above Woodlawn Road.[5] [6]
The station officially opened for service on Saturday, November 24, 2007, and as part of its opening celebration fares were not collected.[7] Regular service with fare collection began on Monday, November 26, 2007.[7] By 2017, the side platforms were lengthened to allow three-car trains at the station.[8]
The station consists of two side platforms and six covered waiting areas; other amenities include ticket vending machines, emergency call box, and bicycle racks. The station also features several art installations including a drinking fountain basin designed to look like dogwood, the North Carolina state flower, by Nancy Blum.[9] Bas-reliefs entitled Hornbeam, by Alice Adams.[10] Leaf motifs on both the pavers and shelters, by Leticia Huerta.[11] River stone benches, by Hoss Haley, and track fencing with white oak leaves, by Shaun Cassidy.[12] [13]
Adjacent to the station is the park and ride, which features a 382-space surface parking lot and three bus bays. Separate entrance and exit are both located on Old Pineville Road; parking is free for patrons for either bus or light rail and is limited to 24 hours.[1]
| Southbound | ← Lynx Blue Line toward |
| Northbound | Lynx Blue Line toward → |