CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte officials are celebrating the grand opening of the CityLYNX Gold Line with a ribbon cutting ceremony at Time Warner Cable Arena plaza, attended by Charlotte mayor Daniel Clodfelter and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx.
The CityLYNX Gold Line is the first 1.5 mile segment of Charlotte’s streetcar system stretching 10 miles long in total. It travels from the Charlotte Transportation Center via Trade Street to Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center with six stops that allow citizens to connect to CATS bus and LYNX Blue Line light rail services, Central Piedmont Community College and Novant Hospital. The Gold Line will be serving the public starting at 1:00pm.
“This is an exciting time for Charlotte as we continue to fulfill a promise made in the transit vision approved by the citizens in 1998 and 2007,” said Mayor Clodfelter. “The Gold Line will play a critical role in connecting our east and west side communities and by providing more opportunity for sustainable growth.”
The CityLYNX Gold Line will be starting off as a free service, so riders will not need to buy a ticket. The service will operate daily, beginning at 6:00 a.m. on weekdays and ending as late as 12 a.m. on weekends.
The CityLYNX streetcars cannot swerve and generally take up to 100 feet to stop. Riders, motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists should exercise caution when around these vehicles, stations and tracks.
Watch the ride-along video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ux5eEljSGIs
