CityLYNX Gold Line

Phase 2 of the CATS CityLYNX light rail Gold Line in North Carolina is now complete. It added extensions totaling 2.5 miles at each end of the 1.5-mile Phase 1, which opened in mid-2015.

August 30, 2021
Passenger

CATS Launches Expanded CityLYNX Gold Line (UPDATED)

Charlotte Area Transit System’s (CATS) CityLYNX Gold Line streetcar re-opened for service on Aug. 30, with a second-phase expansion and new Siemens streetcars; it will be fare-free until January 2022.

June 29, 2015
Light Rail

Phase 2 of CityLYNX Gold Line advances

On June 22, 2015, Charlotte City Council approved a contract amendment for $7.7 million to advance Phase 2 of the CityLYNX Gold Line Project to 100% design.