CityLynx Gold Line

CityLynx Gold Line
CityLynx Gold Line
	Streetcar 402 passing by the Spectrum Center
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Charlotte Area Transit System
Locale	Charlotte, North Carolina
Termini	French Street (west); Sunnyside Avenue (east);
Stations	17 (18 planned)
Service
Type	Streetcar
System	Charlotte Area Transit System
Operator(s)	Charlotte Area Transit System
Rolling stock	Siemens S700
Daily ridership	1,858 (September 2023)
History
Commenced	December 12, 2012
Opened	July 14, 2015
2nd Phase	August 30, 2021
3rd Phase	2033 (planned)
Technical
Line length	4.0 mi (6.4 km) (built); 10.0 mi (16.1 km) (planned)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Street running
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line, 750 V DC
Highest elevation	758 ft (231 m)
Route map
Route map
	Legend
future extension
	Rosa Parks Com-
	munity Transit Ctr
	Booker Avenue &
	Oaklawn Avenue
	future extension
	Phase 2
	Johnson C. Smith
	University
	Bill Lee
	Freeway
	Gateway Station
	(planned Amtrak)
	John Belk
	Freeway
	Independence
	Expressway
future extension
	Phase 2
	future extension
	Hawthorne
	at Barnhardt
	Landsdale Drive &
	Rosehaven Drive
	Eastland Community
	Transit Center
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The CityLynx Gold Line is a streetcar line in Charlotte, North Carolina. A component of the Charlotte Area Transit System's Lynx rail system, it follows a primarily east-west path along Beatties Ford Road, Trade Street and Central Avenue through central Charlotte.^[8] The initial 1.5-mile (2.4 km), six-stop segment (Phase 1)^[3] between Time Warner Cable Arena (now Spectrum Center) and Presbyterian Hospital opened for service on July 14, 2015.^[4]^[9]^[10] A further 2.5-mile (4.0 km) segment (Phase 2) from the Charlotte Transportation Center to French Street, and from Hawthorne & 5th to Sunnyside Avenue, opened for service on August 30, 2021.^[6]

The third and final phase, comprising extensions between Hawthorne Lane and Eastland CTC, and from French Street to Rosa Parks CTC, has been planned, but lacks funding. Originally projected to be 10 miles (16 km) long with 35 stops,^[11] the Gold Line when fully completed is intended to connect the University Park area of west Charlotte with Eastland Community Transit Center in east Charlotte via Uptown Charlotte.^[12]

^ "Metropolitan Transit Commission Agenda" (PDF). Charlotte Area Transit System. October 25, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
^ Cite error: The named reference December122012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b "CityLYNX Rail Service Gold Line Gold Line Phase 1". Charlotte Area Transit System. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Fowler, Hayley (June 8, 2015). "CityLynx Gold Line streetcar set to open July 14 in uptown Charlotte". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
^ Sheldon, Juliann (August 26, 2021). "CityLYNX Gold Line Streetcar to Open for Passenger Service on Aug. 30". City of Charlotte. Archived from the original on August 26, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Bruno, Joe (April 30, 2021). "Beleaguered Charlotte streetcar project now projected to open by August". WSOC-TV. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
^ Cite error: The named reference timeline was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "CityLYNX Gold Line Streetcar". Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS). City of Charlotte. Archived from the original on September 25, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
^ Harrison, Steve (January 15, 2015). "Charlotte streetcar opening delayed until June". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
^ Cite error: The named reference July142015 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference June292006 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "CityLYNX Rail Service Gold Line Gold Line Overview". Charlotte Area Transit System. Retrieved August 30, 2014.

[MTCOCT23-1] "Metropolitan Transit Commission Agenda" (PDF). Charlotte Area Transit System. October 25, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

[December122012-2] Cite error: The named reference December122012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Phase1-3] "CityLYNX Rail Service Gold Line Gold Line Phase 1". Charlotte Area Transit System. Retrieved September 5, 2015.

[June82015-4] Fowler, Hayley (June 8, 2015). "CityLynx Gold Line streetcar set to open July 14 in uptown Charlotte". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved February 27, 2016.

[Aug262021-5] Sheldon, Juliann (August 26, 2021). "CityLYNX Gold Line Streetcar to Open for Passenger Service on Aug. 30". City of Charlotte. Archived from the original on August 26, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.

[Aug2021-6] Bruno, Joe (April 30, 2021). "Beleaguered Charlotte streetcar project now projected to open by August". WSOC-TV. Retrieved May 4, 2021.

[timeline-7] Cite error: The named reference timeline was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[CityLynxGoldLine-8] "CityLYNX Gold Line Streetcar". Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS). City of Charlotte. Archived from the original on September 25, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.

[January152015-9] Harrison, Steve (January 15, 2015). "Charlotte streetcar opening delayed until June". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved February 27, 2016.

[July142015-10] Cite error: The named reference July142015 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[June292006-11] Cite error: The named reference June292006 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[home-12] "CityLYNX Rail Service Gold Line Gold Line Overview". Charlotte Area Transit System. Retrieved August 30, 2014.

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