French Street station
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Location402 Beatties Ford Road
Charlotte, North Carolina
United States
Charlotte, North Carolina
United States
Owned byCharlotte Area Transit System
Platforms1 island platform
French Street | |||||||||||
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 Streetcar stop along Beatties Ford Road | |||||||||||
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| Location | 402 Beatties Ford Road Charlotte, North Carolina United States | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°14′46″N 80°51′25″W / 35.24601°N 80.85688°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Charlotte Area Transit System | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bicycle racks | ||||||||||
| Accessible | yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | August 30, 2021[1] | ||||||||||
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French Street is a streetcar station in Charlotte, North Carolina. The at-grade island platform on Beatties Ford Road is the western terminus of the CityLynx Gold Line and serves the Biddleville neighborhood.
French Street station is located on Beatties Ford Road, between French Street and Mill Road. The Biddleville neighborhood, part of West End, is noted as Charlotte's oldest surviving black neighborhood, beginning in 1871. The immediate area has a few businesses and churches, with single-family homes west off Beatties Ford Road. The nine-acre (3.6 ha) Five Points Park is located nearby.[2][3]
