CHARLOTTE | Public Transport

diablo234 · August 30th, 2011, 10:15 PM

The Lynx Light Rail Line in Charlotte comprises a 9.6-mile (15.45 km) light rail line serviced by the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) which commenced service on November 24, 2007. There are 15 stations in the system, which carries an average of over 21,000 passenger trips every day.[

Map of proposed light rail and commuter rail expansions.

diablo234 · August 30th, 2011, 10:20 PM

diablo234 · August 30th, 2011, 11:01 PM

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Charlotte Lynx Blue Line by Atlantiquon, on Flickr

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LYNX by Justin Ruckman, on Flickr

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Interior of a Charlotte Lynx rail car by Willamor Media, on Flickr

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Scramble by Payton Chung, on Flickr

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Charlotte: Chicken and Egg Birthed Concurrently by Jacob-uptown, on Flickr

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LYNX Light Rail, Charlotte by Willamor Media, on Flickr

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Stonewall Station, Charlotte by Willamor Media, on Flickr

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New Bern Station in Charlotte by Willamor Media, on Flickr

krnboy1009 · August 30th, 2011, 11:23 PM

Good start, hopefully other lines are soon built. Maybe a connection to Charlotte Amtrak station or make an intermodal station, and if Charlotte ever decides to invest in commuter rails, boom, its there. Also connection to airport is a must.

diablo234 · August 31st, 2011, 05:07 AM

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Originally Posted by krnboy1009

Good start, hopefully other lines are soon built. Maybe a connection to Charlotte Amtrak station or make an intermodal station, and if Charlotte ever decides to invest in commuter rails, boom, its there. Also connection to airport is a must.

CATS is already making a direct connection to the Charlotte Amtrak station. In fact once the Gateway station is built (expected to be completed in 2014), Amtrak, Greyhound, and others will relocate there. The Center City Corridor will eventually link it with the rest of the system.

However as of now currently the Blue Line extention to UNC Charlotte has the highest priority.

diablo234 · August 31st, 2011, 05:12 AM

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LYNX 2 @ Time Warner Cable Arena by charlottesgotalot, on Flickr

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Lynx, Charlotte, NC; 106 inbound between Carson & Stonewall by Mega Anorak, on Flickr

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Lynx, Charlotte, NC; 107 inbound approaching Scalybark by Mega Anorak, on Flickr

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P1000292 by dgcamero, on Flickr

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Charlotte Light Rail by Joseph C. Hinson, on Flickr

diablo234 · August 31st, 2011, 05:26 AM

Charlotte also operates a heritage trolley on the same tracks as the LYNX from Atherton Mill in the south to 9th street in the north. The heritage streetcar line actualy pre-dates the LYNX rail line since it opened in 1997.

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CATS Trolley in Charlotte by Joseph C. Hinson, on Flickr

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CATS in Downtown Charlotte by Joseph C. Hinson, on Flickr

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CATS Trolley by Joseph C. Hinson, on Flickr

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CATS in Downtown Charlotte by Joseph C. Hinson, on Flickr

krnboy1009 · August 31st, 2011, 05:30 AM

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Originally Posted by diablo234

CATS is already making a direct connection to the Charlotte Amtrak station. In fact once the Gateway station is built (expected to be completed in 2014), Amtrak, Greyhound, and others will relocate there. The Center City Corridor will eventually link it with the rest of the system.

However as of now currently the Blue Line extention to UNC CHarlotte has the highest priority.

Makes sense, the demographic thats highly likely to take public transit are the college students. Since they would be too poor to afford a car.

Airport link could boost the ridership, if the project is possible.

Manitopiaaa · August 31st, 2011, 06:34 AM

Wow. I'm pleasantly surprised. Charlotte is really stepping it up. Smart growth and public transportation is a sure key to continue Charlotte's success.

saurdemol · September 1st, 2011, 01:22 AM

Hello!
Very beautiful system. Trams, stations and landscapes.
I hope soon see it expand!

trainrover · September 3rd, 2011, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by diablo234

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Charlotte Lynx Blue Line by Atlantiquon, on Flickr

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Charlotte Lynx Blue Line by Atlantiquon, on Flickr

Repaving some streetscape with good old ballast, I love it

FDW · September 3rd, 2011, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by trainrover

Repaving some streetscape with good old ballast, I love it

Actually, that part of the line was never a street. It was an old railroad ROW that was modernized for the LRT line.

diablo234 · November 23rd, 2011, 05:41 AM

diablo234 · November 27th, 2011, 04:36 AM

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Charlotte Light Rail Station by Doug Letterman, on Flickr

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Charlotte Light Rail Platform by maisa_nyc, on Flickr

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Charlotte Lynx Light Rail (11/23/11) by Jonathan_Hawkins, on Flickr

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Historic South End Charlotte Light Rail 5 by RACTOD, on Flickr

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Charlotte Light Rail by maisa_nyc, on Flickr

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Carson Station Charlotte Light Rail by RACTOD, on Flickr

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Carson Station Charlotte Light Rail 2 by RACTOD, on Flickr

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Charlotte Lynx Light Rail (11/23/11) by Jonathan_Hawkins, on Flickr

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Charlotte Light Rail by Joseph C. Hinson, on Flickr

diablo234 · December 3rd, 2011, 03:34 AM

Map of the Red Line Regional Rail

Map of the proposed Streetcar line

Map of the proposed Lynx Silver Line BRT.

diablo234 · December 13th, 2011, 08:53 PM

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Plan unveiled for regional rail system from Charlotte to Mooresville
by GREG ARGOS / NewsChannel 36 Staff
Bio | Email | Follow: @GregArgos
http://www.wcnc.com/mobile-content/l...135511053.html

Posted on December 13, 2011 at 11:23 AM
Updated today at 1:59 PM

MOORESVILLE, N.C. -- The Red Line Regional Rail Project Task Force unveiled their plan for a rail system that would run from Charlotte to Mooresville Tuesday.

The $452 million dollar project is still not a done deal. Communities where the line would run through must still give the green light before construction can begin.

The Red Line would run from the Charlotte Gateway Station in uptown to Mount Mourne in Mooresville, and it would make stops in Huntersville and Cornelius.

Half of the funding would be provided by the state and CATS. The other half would have to be funded through what's called "value capturing." Basically, "income producing" businesses like restaurants and shops within a specific area surrounding the proposed rail system would have to agree to fund special assessments.

"[The rail line] stimulates unique and extraordinary investment," explained North Carolina Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary for Transit Paul Morris.

"It's the catalyst for activity that would likewise not happen here. And because of that, the developers and businesses who benefit from it want to participate in seeing it come."

Davidson Mayor John Woods, who is also the chair of the Red Line Task Force says homeowners will not see property tax increases because of the rail line.

"This project does not lead to an increase to your or my property taxes. It comes from the incremental, additional development that occurs in a specific area along the rail corridor that will occur because of the development of the rail line itself," he said.

The plan will have to be vetted and approved by all the communities in which the rail passes through. If it is, and funding is secured and approved, construction would begin by 2014. Service is expected to begin by 2017.

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sweet-d · December 13th, 2011, 10:34 PM

hmm I like charlotte's rolling stock.

tampasteve · December 14th, 2011, 08:36 PM

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hmm I like charlotte's rolling stock.

Yes, they are nice looking. Siemens Avanto/s70; they are pretty common in the USA now, you can see them in Charlotte, San Diego, Houston, New Port, Portland, and some other cities - but Charlotte has nice livery.

Steve

Cesar Vieira · December 15th, 2011, 01:13 AM

Hello,
Beautiful city. I liked the buildings in Downtown.
Congratulations to the city for its LRT system is beautiful, modern and along the path around the rejuvenated with new apartment buildings and offices.

There LRT or streetcar projects to connect the airport to downtown and extend the blue line to UNCC?

Once again, congratulations.

Jim856796 · February 13th, 2012, 07:05 AM

Even though the proposed LYNX Silver Line is supposed to be a BRT line, light rail is a possibility. The MTC is still having a difficult time deciding whether a BRT or light rail line will unfold in the corridor.

August 30th, 2011, 10:15 PM	#1
diablo234 Oh No He Didn't Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Houston-Tejas-Estados Unidos Posts: 4,220	CHARLOTTE \| Public Transport The Lynx Light Rail Line in Charlotte comprises a 9.6-mile (15.45 km) light rail line serviced by the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) which commenced service on November 24, 2007. There are 15 stations in the system, which carries an average of over 21,000 passenger trips every day.[ Map of proposed light rail and commuter rail expansions.

August 30th, 2011, 11:01 PM	#3
diablo234 Oh No He Didn't Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Houston-Tejas-Estados Unidos Posts: 4,220	image hosted on flickr Charlotte Lynx Blue Line by Atlantiquon, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Charlotte Lynx Blue Line by Atlantiquon, on Flickr image hosted on flickr LYNX by Justin Ruckman, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Interior of a Charlotte Lynx rail car by Willamor Media, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Scramble by Payton Chung, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Charlotte: Chicken and Egg Birthed Concurrently by Jacob-uptown, on Flickr image hosted on flickr LYNX Light Rail, Charlotte by Willamor Media, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Stonewall Station, Charlotte by Willamor Media, on Flickr image hosted on flickr New Bern Station in Charlotte by Willamor Media, on Flickr

August 31st, 2011, 05:26 AM	#7
diablo234 Oh No He Didn't Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Houston-Tejas-Estados Unidos Posts: 4,220	Charlotte also operates a heritage trolley on the same tracks as the LYNX from Atherton Mill in the south to 9th street in the north. The heritage streetcar line actualy pre-dates the LYNX rail line since it opened in 1997. image hosted on flickr CATS Trolley in Charlotte by Joseph C. Hinson, on Flickr image hosted on flickr CATS in Downtown Charlotte by Joseph C. Hinson, on Flickr image hosted on flickr CATS Trolley by Joseph C. Hinson, on Flickr image hosted on flickr CATS Trolley by Joseph C. Hinson, on Flickr image hosted on flickr CATS in Downtown Charlotte by Joseph C. Hinson, on Flickr

August 31st, 2011, 06:34 AM	#9
Manitopiaaa Illuminati Leader Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Madrid, Spain - Panama City, Panama - Tulsa, OK, United States of America Posts: 1,781 Likes (Received): 293	Wow. I'm pleasantly surprised. Charlotte is really stepping it up. Smart growth and public transportation is a sure key to continue Charlotte's success. __________________ "The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness." -John Kenneth Galbraith

September 1st, 2011, 01:22 AM	#10
saurdemol Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Mendoza Posts: 4,274 Likes (Received): 40	Hello! Very beautiful system. Trams, stations and landscapes. I hope soon see it expand! __________________ saurdemol de pura cepa

August 30th, 2011, 10:20 PM	#2
diablo234 Oh No He Didn't Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Houston-Tejas-Estados Unidos Posts: 4,220

August 30th, 2011, 11:23 PM	#4
krnboy1009 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 1,205 Likes (Received): 12	Good start, hopefully other lines are soon built. Maybe a connection to Charlotte Amtrak station or make an intermodal station, and if Charlotte ever decides to invest in commuter rails, boom, its there. Also connection to airport is a must.

August 31st, 2011, 05:12 AM	#6
diablo234 Oh No He Didn't Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Houston-Tejas-Estados Unidos Posts: 4,220	image hosted on flickr LYNX 2 @ Time Warner Cable Arena by charlottesgotalot, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Lynx, Charlotte, NC; 106 inbound between Carson & Stonewall by Mega Anorak, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Lynx, Charlotte, NC; 107 inbound approaching Scalybark by Mega Anorak, on Flickr image hosted on flickr P1000292 by dgcamero, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Charlotte Light Rail by Joseph C. Hinson, on Flickr

November 23rd, 2011, 05:41 AM	#13
diablo234 Oh No He Didn't Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Houston-Tejas-Estados Unidos Posts: 4,220	__________________ T E X A S --PHOTO COLLECTION-- Disclaimer: I am not sexist, racist, or prejudiced in any way or form. I hate everyone equally.

November 27th, 2011, 04:36 AM	#14
diablo234 Oh No He Didn't Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Houston-Tejas-Estados Unidos Posts: 4,220	image hosted on flickr Charlotte Light Rail Station by Doug Letterman, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Charlotte Light Rail Platform by maisa_nyc, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Charlotte Lynx Light Rail (11/23/11) by Jonathan_Hawkins, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Charlotte Lynx Light Rail (11/23/11) by Jonathan_Hawkins, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Historic South End Charlotte Light Rail 5 by RACTOD, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Charlotte Light Rail by maisa_nyc, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Charlotte Light Rail by maisa_nyc, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Carson Station Charlotte Light Rail by RACTOD, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Carson Station Charlotte Light Rail 2 by RACTOD, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Charlotte Lynx Light Rail (11/23/11) by Jonathan_Hawkins, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Charlotte Lynx Light Rail (11/23/11) by Jonathan_Hawkins, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Charlotte Lynx Light Rail (11/23/11) by Jonathan_Hawkins, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Charlotte Light Rail by Joseph C. Hinson, on Flickr __________________ T E X A S --PHOTO COLLECTION-- Disclaimer: I am not sexist, racist, or prejudiced in any way or form. I hate everyone equally. Last edited by diablo234; November 27th, 2011 at 04:41 AM.

December 3rd, 2011, 03:34 AM	#15
diablo234 Oh No He Didn't Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Houston-Tejas-Estados Unidos Posts: 4,220	Map of the Red Line Regional Rail Map of the proposed Streetcar line Map of the proposed Lynx Silver Line BRT. __________________ T E X A S --PHOTO COLLECTION-- Disclaimer: I am not sexist, racist, or prejudiced in any way or form. I hate everyone equally.

December 13th, 2011, 10:34 PM	#17
sweet-d Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Wolfwood Posts: 1,411 Likes (Received): 12	hmm I like charlotte's rolling stock.

December 15th, 2011, 01:13 AM	#19
Cesar Vieira East Side, St. Paul Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: São Paulo Posts: 625 Likes (Received): 88	System is beautiful, modern. Hello, Beautiful city. I liked the buildings in Downtown. Congratulations to the city for its LRT system is beautiful, modern and along the path around the rejuvenated with new apartment buildings and offices. There LRT or streetcar projects to connect the airport to downtown and extend the blue line to UNCC? Once again, congratulations. __________________ Veni, vidi, vici Mudanças estão por vir... Propostas/proposals: Metrô do Vale/Metropolitano Grande Campinas/Lisboa2010 Regionais SP Last edited by Cesar Vieira; December 15th, 2011 at 02:53 AM.

February 13th, 2012, 07:05 AM	#20
Jim856796 The Q&A Guy Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Citizen of the World Posts: 6,743 Likes (Received): 7	Even though the proposed LYNX Silver Line is supposed to be a BRT line, light rail is a possibility. The MTC is still having a difficult time deciding whether a BRT or light rail line will unfold in the corridor. __________________ I honestly think all development projects must be dashing, sustainable, and futureproof. You support the good projects... and oppose the bad.

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