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UNC Charlotte–Main station

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The university entered into a partnership with the city government in 2005 to bring light rail to the campus. Construction on the station began in late 2014, and the foundation was completed by the end of 2015. The first test trains arrived at the station in June 2017.
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The Blue Line extension opened on March 16, 2018, and the inaugural train departed from UNC Charlotte–Main station at 10 a.m. A
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ceremony was conducted at the station a month earlier to celebrate the university's involvement in the light rail project.
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and is located on the north side of Cameron Boulevard, adjacent to the university's main campus in
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campus, and serves as the line's northern terminus. The station features a single
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Railway stations in North Carolina at university and college campuses
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Harrison, Steve; Henderson, Bruce (March 16, 2018).
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UNC Charlotte–Main station features public art from
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LYNX
light rail
The platform from the inbound end
Charlotte, North Carolina
35°18′44″N 80°44′01″W / 35.31222°N 80.73361°W / 35.31222; -80.73361
Charlotte Area Transit System
Lynx Blue Line
island platform
Bicycle racks
STV Inc.
Postmodern
CATS
JW Clay Blvd/UNC Charlotte
I-485/South Boulevard
Lynx Blue Line
light rail
LYNX Blue Line
Charlotte, North Carolina
UNC Charlotte
island platform
University City
ribbon cutting
Mikyoung Kim


"After a decade of planning, Charlotte's light-rail extension finally opens"
Charlotte Observer
"UNC Charlotte - Main Station"
"Lynx Blue Line Extension - Sheet 6"
the original

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