title: Carson station (Charlotte)
text: # Carson station (Charlotte)
  
  Carson is a light rail station in Charlotte, North Carolina. The at-grade dual side platforms are a stop along the Lynx Blue Line and serves the South End neighborhood.
  
  ## Location
  
  The station is located next to Carson Boulevard and is accessible by sidewalk and the Charlotte Rail Trail. The immediate area features multi-level apartments and offices, with the Arlington (the pink building) and Dowd YMCA located nearby.
  
  ## History
  
  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.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of two side platforms, both of which includes a low-level area for heritage streetcars, and six covered waiting areas; other amenities include ticket vending machines, emergency call box, and bicycle racks. The station also features several art installations including a drinking fountain basin designed to look like dogwood, the North Carolina state flower, by Nancy Blum. Bas-reliefs entitled Hornbeam, by Alice Adams. Gold nugget motifs on both the pavers and shelters, which pay homage to the mid-19th century North Carolina gold rush, by Leticia Huerta; and track fencing with magnolia leaves, by Shaun Cassidy.
  
  Side platform, doors will open on the right :
  
  | Southbound | ← Lynx Blue Line toward I-485/South Boulevard (Bland Street) |
  | - | - |
  | Northbound | →Lynx Blue Line toward UNC Charlotte–Main (Brooklyn Village) → |
  | Side platform, doors will open on the right ||
  