Sunnyside Avenue station

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Location799 Hawthorne Lane
Charlotte, North Carolina
United States
Coordinates35°13′11″N 80°49′08″W / 35.21960°N 80.81884°W / 35.21960; -80.81884
Platforms1 island platform
Sunnyside Avenue
Platform and shelters at Sunnyvale Avenue station
General information
Location799 Hawthorne Lane
Charlotte, North Carolina
United States
Coordinates35°13′11″N 80°49′08″W / 35.21960°N 80.81884°W / 35.21960; -80.81884
Owned byCharlotte Area Transit System
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle racks
Accessibleyes
History
OpenedAugust 30, 2021 (2021-08-30)[1]
Services
Preceding station CATS Following station
8th Street CityLynx Gold Line Terminus
Location

Sunnyside Avenue is a streetcar station in Charlotte, North Carolina. The at-grade island platform on Hawthorne Lane is the eastern terminus of the CityLynx Gold Line and serves the Elizabeth neighborhood.

Sunnyside Avenue station is located between Hawthorne Lane Bridge, over Independence Expressway (US 74/NC 27), and Sunnyside Avenue, in Elizabeth. The immediate area is a mix of single-family homes and multifamily residential buildings. The Plaza-Midwood commercial district is northeast of the station and is known for its eclectic mix of storefronts, bars, restaurants, and residential streets.[2]

History

Sunnyside Avenue station was approved as the Gold Line Phase 2 terminus in 2013. To facilitate track installation, the Hawthorne Lane bridge was closed from July 2017 until December 2020.[3] The station opened to the public on August 30, 2021.[1][4]

Station layout

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