New Bern station

New Bern is a light rail station on the LYNX Blue Line at the southern edge of the South End of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. The station officially opened for service on Saturday, November 24, 2007, and as part of its opening celebration fares were not collected.[1] Regular service with fare collection commenced on Monday, November 26, 2007.[1]

For the Amtrak station in Newbern, Tennessee, see Newbern Depot.
New Bern
LYNX light rail station
Looking North from the New Bern Station
Location129 New Bern Street
Charlotte, NC 28203
Coordinates35°11′59″N 80°52′8.5″W
Owned byCharlotte Area Transit Systems
Line(s)
  Lynx Blue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle racks and lockers
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedNovember 24, 2007
Services
Preceding station   CATS   Following station
Lynx Blue Line

The station is located one block to the west of South Boulevard along New Bern Street. It has side platforms, which sit on either side of the tracks. It is one of the few stations outside the center city/Southend area without a park-and-ride lot.

Public art

As part of the CATS Art in Transit program, New Bern features several pieces intended to provide a better overall aesthetic for the station. The works include bas-reliefs entitled Hornbeam by Alice Adams, drinking fountain basins designed to look like dogwoods, the North Carolina state flower, by Nancy Blum, leaf motifs on both the pavers and shelters by Leticia Huerta, river stone benches by Hoss Haley and track fencing featuring willow oak leaves by Shaun Cassidy.[2]

Incidents and accidents
  • April 18, 2008: An 80 feet (24 m) tall silo adjacent to the line, just north of the New Bern Station, collapsed, with some of its debris causing minor damage to the track and disrupting service during the evening rush hour. Service was fully restored by the following day, but this marked the first disruption in service since the opening of the line in November 2007 due to conditions outside the control of CATS.[3]

References
  1. Harrison, Steve; Kristen Valle (November 25, 2007). "Light rail, heavy traffic - Thousands wait in lines for a free ride on 1st day". The Charlotte Observer. p. 1A.
  2. "New Bern Station: Art in Transit". Charlotte Area Transit System. Archived from the original on March 23, 2008. Retrieved June 21, 2008.
  3. Wootson, Jr., Cleve R.; Steve Harrison (April 19, 2008). "Silo puts kink in LYNX". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 1A.
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