Morehead station

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
Charlotte Trolley Heritage Streetcar station
General information
LocationEast Morehead Street
Charlotte, NC 28203
Coordinates35°13′11.34″N 80°50′58.14″W
Owned byCharlotte Area Transit Systems
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle racks
History
OpenedAugust 30, 1996
ClosedJune 28, 2010
Former services
Preceding station CATS Following station
Bland Street
Before 2007
towards Atherton Mill
 Charlotte Trolley Stonewall
towards 9th Street
Carson
After 2007
towards Atherton Mill

History

The 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
  1. Morehead station Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "U.S. Streetcar Systems - North Carolina". Railway Preservation. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  3. "Charlotte, NC". APTA Streetcar and Heritage Trolley Site. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  4. Coto, DaNica (February 6, 2006). "History on Hiatus: Trolley makes last run for a year". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 3B.
  5. Harrison, Steve (April 16, 2008). "Trolley joining Lynx on light-rail tracks". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 1B.
  6. "Service Change - June 28, 2010". Charlotte Area Transit System. Archived from the original on 25 June 2010.


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