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The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) recently opened the South Boulevard Light Rail Facility.
The 92,000-square-foot building will house rail maintenance and operations staff, as well as the rail and bus operations control centers. The facility also features a rail yard, where CATS will store its 16 LYNX Blue Line light-rail vehicles.
Scheduled to open in fall, the LYNX Blue Line is CATS’ first rail line. The 9.6-mile light-rail corridor will run north from Interstate 485 at South Boulevard to Center City Charlotte.
6/27/2007
Rail News: Rail Industry Trends
Charlotte transit system opens light-rail facility
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The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) recently opened the South Boulevard Light Rail Facility.
The 92,000-square-foot building will house rail maintenance and operations staff, as well as the rail and bus operations control centers. The facility also features a rail yard, where CATS will store its 16 LYNX Blue Line light-rail vehicles.
Scheduled to open in fall, the LYNX Blue Line is CATS’ first rail line. The 9.6-mile light-rail corridor will run north from Interstate 485 at South Boulevard to Center City Charlotte.
