Structure type At-grade Platforms in use 1 | Tracks 2 Opened 24 November 2007 | |
Location 8815 Crump RoadCharlotte, NC 28134 Connections CATS Route #19, Park RoadCATS Route #43, BallantyneCATS Route #55, Westinghouse Address Charlotte, NC 28134, United States Owner Charlotte Area Transit System Similar Archdale, Tyvola, 3rd Street, New Bern, East/West Boulevar | ||
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Sharon Road West is a light rail station on the LYNX Blue Line in 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. Regular service with fare collection commenced on Monday, November 26, 2007.
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The station is located along South Boulevard just off Sharon Lakes Road. It has an island platform, which sits between the two tracks. The station is accessed by pedestrians off South Boulevard via a pedestrian bridge constructed over the rail right-of-way.
Public art
As part of the CATS Art in Transit program, Sharon Road West features several pieces intended to provide a better overall aesthetic for the station. The most notable piece located at the Sharon Road West Station are its two, 18 feet (5.5 m) tall, stainless-steel sculptures at the intersection of South Boulevard and Sharon Road West created by Cliff Garten. Additional works include bas-reliefs entitled Skyrocket Oak by Alice Adams, drinking fountain basins designed to look like dogwoods, the North Carolina state flower, by Nancy Blum, bark motifs on both the pavers and shelters by Leticia Huerta and the painting of the bridge and retaining walls by Marek Ranis.