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7th Street station (Charlotte)

Light rail station in Charlotte, North Carolina

Field	Value
name	7th Street
style	CATS
image	Light rail.jpg
address	260 East Seventh Street
Charlotte, North Carolina
country	United States
coordinates
connections	Uptown CycleLink
structure	At-grade
platform	2 side platforms
tracks	2
bicycle	Bicycle racks
architect	Ralph Whitehead Associates
architectural_style	Modern
opened	June 28, 2004
rebuilt	November 24, 2007
accessible	yes
owned	Charlotte Area Transit System
former	6th Street
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line1	Blue	left1=Charlotte Transportation Center/Arena	right1=9th Street}}
other_services_header	Former services
other_services_collapsible	yes
other_services	{{Adjacent stations	system1=CATS
line3	Trolley	left3=Charlotte Transportation Center/Arena	right3=9th Street
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	15
mapframe-marker-color	#
mapframe-marker	rail-light

Charlotte, North Carolina | mapframe-zoom = 15 | mapframe-marker-color = # | mapframe-marker = rail-light

7th Street station is a light rail station for the LYNX Blue Line in Center City Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It is located between 6th and 7th Streets; several privately operated parking decks and lots surround the station. Notable places nearby include Discovery Place, Hearst Tower, ImaginOn, Levine Museum of the New South, Main Public Library and the McGlohon Theatre at Spirit Square.

History

The station, originally known as 6th Street, first opened for service on June 28, 2004, for the historic Charlotte Trolley, with one track and one platform, located north adjacent to Bland Street. Originally with one track active and one platform, it operated for a little over 19 months, before closing on February 6, 2006, to be reconstructed for the LYNX Blue Line. To put some distance from the new CTC/Arena Station, the newly renamed 7th Street Station was moved further north onto adjacent 7th Street. The original side platform and structure, located at the southeast corner of 6th Street, was razed; Center City Green, a parking deck, is located at the former location. During the early planning phase of the Blue Line, in February 2002, it was decided that 7th Street would be the northern terminus of the line, while 9th Street would continue to be the northern terminus for the Charlotte Trolley. The station officially reopened for service on Saturday, November 24, 2007, and as part of its opening celebration fares were not collected. Regular service with fare collection commenced on Monday, November 26, 2007.

The station served as the Blue Line's northern terminus until the extension to UNC Charlotte opened on March 16, 2018.

Public art

As part of the CATS Art in Transit program, 7th Street features several pieces intended to provide a better overall aesthetic for the station. The works include bas-reliefs entitled Gingko by Alice Adams, drinking fountain basins designed to look like dogwoods, the North Carolina state flower, by Nancy Blum, river stone benches by Hoss Haley and finishes on the track fencing, shelter windscreens and column cladding featuring a leaf motif of species of tree found in the station by Shaun Cassidy.

References

"7th Street Station". [[Charlotte Area Transit System]].
(February 2002). "Updated Station Locations". Charlotte Area Transit System.
(November 25, 2007). "Light rail, heavy traffic: Thousands wait in lines for a free ride on 1st day". The Charlotte Observer.
Harrison, Steve. (March 17, 2017). "CATS hoped to ease crowds on light rail trains. Those plans will wait eight years.". The Charlotte Observer.
"7th Street Station: Art in Transit". Charlotte Area Transit System.

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