CityLYNX Gold Line Phase 2 Capital Investment Program Project Profiles: FY 2017
The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) proposes to extend the CityLYNX Gold Line Phase 1 streetcar line that began revenue service in July 2015 on both ends. It will extend approximately 2.0 miles west from the Charlotte Transportation Center to the campus of Johnson C. Smith University and 0.5 miles east from the Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center to the Sunnyside neighborhood. The proposed project includes new stations, right-of-way acquisition, and the purchase of seven streetcar vehicles plus the modification of six stations on the Phase 1 project. Service is planned to operate seven days a week every 15 minutes in the weekday peak and off-peak periods and every 15 minutes on weekends.