Morehead was a heritage streetcar station in Charlotte, North Carolina. The at-grade side platforms, located below Morehead Street, was a stop for the Charlotte Trolley in the South End neighborhood.[1]
Morehead | ||||||||||||
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| Charlotte Trolley Heritage Streetcar station | ||||||||||||
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| General information | ||||||||||||
| Location | East Morehead Street Charlotte, NC 28203 | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°13′11.34″N 80°50′58.14″W / 35.2198167°N 80.8494833°W | |||||||||||
| Owned by | Charlotte Area Transit Systems | |||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bicycle racks | |||||||||||
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| Opened | August 30, 1996 | |||||||||||
| Closed | June 28, 2010 | |||||||||||
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History
editThe station began operations on August 30, 1996. Consisting of a platform area along the track, the station operated Thursday through Sunday and then daily on June 28, 2004. Service was temporarily halted on February 5, 2006; during which time the station was double-tracked and was rebuilt with signage and an emergency call box. When the station resumed on April 20, 2008, it operated on a limited schedule. When the Charlotte Trolley ended service on June 28, 2010, the Morehead station, along with three other trolley only stations, ceased operations.[2][3][4][5][6] Being located within the Lynx Blue Line's right-of-way, the station's platform area has remained unchanged and is accessible along the Charlotte Rail Trail, with nearby stairs and walkway to Morehead Street.
References
edit- ^ Morehead station Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "U.S. Streetcar Systems - North Carolina". Railway Preservation. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ "Charlotte, NC". APTA Streetcar and Heritage Trolley Site. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ Coto, DaNica (February 6, 2006). "History on Hiatus: Trolley makes last run for a year". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 3B.
- ^ Harrison, Steve (April 16, 2008). "Trolley joining Lynx on light-rail tracks". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 1B.
- ^ "Service Change - June 28, 2010". Charlotte Area Transit System. Archived from the original on 25 June 2010.
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