CityLynx Gold Line

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. The initial 1.5-mile (2.4 km), six-stop segment (Phase 1) between Time Warner Cable Arena (now Spectrum Center) and Presbyterian Hospital opened for service on July 14, 2015. 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.

CityLynx Gold Line
Streetcar 402 passing by the Spectrum Center
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerCharlotte Area Transit System
LocaleCharlotte, North Carolina
Termini
Stations17 (18 planned)
Service
TypeStreetcar
SystemCharlotte Area Transit System
Operator(s)Charlotte Area Transit System
Rolling stockSiemens S700
Daily ridership1,858 (September 2023)
History
CommencedDecember 12, 2012 (2012-12-12TMDY)
OpenedJuly 14, 2015 (2015-07-14TMDY)
2nd PhaseAugust 30, 2021 (2021-08-30TMDY)
3rd Phase2033 (planned)
Technical
Line length4.0 mi (6.4 km) (built)
10.0 mi (16.1 km) (planned)
Number of tracks2
CharacterStreet running
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line, 750 V DC
Highest elevation758 ft (231 m)
Route map

future extension
Rosa Parks Com-
munity Transit Ctr
Montana Drive
LaSalle Street
Russell Avenue
Booker Avenue &
Oaklawn Avenue
future extension
Phase 2
French Street
Johnson C. Smith
University
Bruns
Wesley Heights
I-77
Bill Lee
Freeway
Irwin
Johnson & Wales
Mint Street
Tryon Street
 Blue Line 
CTC/Arena
Davidson Street
McDowell Street
I-277
John Belk
Freeway
CPCC Central Campus
Elizabeth & Hawthorne
Hawthorne & 5th
Hawthorne & 8th
US 74
Independence
Expressway
Sunnyside Avenue
future extension
Phase 2
future extension
Hawthorne
at Barnhardt
The Plaza
Veterans Park
Morningside Drive
Arnold Drive
Briar Creek Road
Eastway Crossing
Eastway Drive
Sheridan Drive
Darby Acres
Landsdale Drive &
Rosehaven Drive
Winterfield Place
Eastland Community
Transit Center

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, 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.

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