Arrowood station

Arrowood
LYNX light rail station
October afternoon at Arrowood station
Location	7717 England Street Charlotte, NC 28273
Coordinates	35°8′8″N 80°52′35″W / 35.13556°N 80.87639°W / 35.13556; -80.87639
Owned by	Charlotte Area Transit System
Line(s)	Lynx Blue Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Bus stands	4
Connections	CATS: 24, 56 [1]
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	289 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Bicycle racks and lockers
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	November 24, 2007
Services
Preceding station CATS Following station Sharon Road West towards I-485/South Boulevard Lynx Blue Line Archdale towards UNC Charlotte–Main

Arrowood is a light rail station in Charlotte, North Carolina. The at-grade island platform is a stop along the Lynx Blue Line and serves Montclaire South and Starmount neighborhoods, as well as Central Piedmont Community College's Harper Campus.

History[]

The station officially opened for service on Saturday, November 24, 2007, and as part of its opening celebration fares were not collected. Regular service with fare collection commenced on Monday, November 26, 2007.^[2]

Public art[]

As part of the CATS Art in Transit program, Arrowood features several pieces intended to provide a better overall aesthetic for the station. The works include bas-reliefs entitled Skyrocket Oak, and landscaping entitled Evergreen Encyclopedia by Alice Adams; drinking fountain basins designed to look like dogwoods, the North Carolina state flower, by Nancy Blum; Catawba Pottery motifs on both the pavers and shelters by Leticia Huerta; and the painting of the bridge and retaining walls by Marek Ranis.^[3]

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Arrowood station at Wikimedia Commons
• Arrowood Station