Parkwood station

Parkwood
LYNX light rail station
Parkwood Station towards Uptown
General information
Location327 Parkwood Avenue
Charlotte, North Carolina
United States
Coordinates35°14′10.70″N 80°49′24.78″W / 35.2363056°N 80.8235500°W / 35.2363056; -80.8235500
Owned byCharlotte Area Transit System
Line(s)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle racks
ArchitectSTV Inc.
Architectural stylePostmodern
Other information
WebsiteParkwood Station
History
OpenedMarch 16, 2018 (2018-03-16TMDY)
Services
Preceding station CATS Following station
9th Street Lynx Blue Line 25th Street
Location
Map

Parkwood is a light rail station on the LYNX Blue Line in the Optimist Park neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It opened on March 16, 2018, as part of the Blue Line extension to the UNC Charlotte campus.[1] The station features a pair of side platforms and is the first station outside of Uptown Charlotte to the north.[2][3]

  1. ^ Harrison, Steve; Henderson, Bruce (March 16, 2018). "After a decade of planning, Charlotte's light-rail extension finally opens". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  2. ^ "Parkwood Station". CATS. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  3. ^ "Parkwood Station - Lynx Blue Line Extension" (PDF). CATS. Retrieved March 20, 2018.