JW Clay Blvd/UNC Charlotte station

JW Clay Blvd/UNC Charlotte
LYNX light rail station
Platform and parking garage at night
General information
Location9048 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina
United States
Coordinates35°18′38″N 80°44′43″W / 35.31056°N 80.74528°W / 35.31056; -80.74528
Owned byCharlotte Area Transit System
Line(s)
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Bus stands3
Connections
Construction
Parking800 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle racks
AccessibleYes
ArchitectSTV Inc.
Architectural stylePostmodern
History
OpenedMarch 16, 2018 (2018-03-16)
Services
Preceding station CATS Following station
McCullough Lynx Blue Line UNC Charlotte–Main
Terminus
Location
Map

JW Clay Blvd/UNC Charlotte is a light rail station on the LYNX Blue Line in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It is located on North Tryon Street at JW Clay Boulevard in University City. The station consists of a single island platform in the street's median, connected via pedestrian overpass to both sides of North Tryon Street and to an adjacent parking garage. The parking garage charges a flat weekday fee for all riders that do not have a one-day, weekly or monthly pass.[3] JW Clay Blvd/UNC Charlotte station is west of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte campus and is near Jerry Richardson Stadium. The station opened on March 16, 2018.[4]

  1. ^ "JW Clay Blvd Station". Charlotte Area Transit System. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "Concord Charlotte Express". Concord Kannapolis Area Transit. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  3. ^ Esposito, Gina (March 19, 2018). "Riders surprised to learn of parking fee along LYNX Blue Line Extension". Charlotte, NC: WSOC-TV. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  4. ^ Harrison, Steve; Henderson, Bruce (March 16, 2018). "After a decade of planning, Charlotte's light-rail extension finally opens". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved March 18, 2018.