BLE Fast Facts - En Espanol

• Dual-track light rail system
• Runs from Center City Charlotte through North Davidson (NoDa) 
  and the University area to I-485 north of UNC Charlotte 
• Total corridor length:  11 miles
• Considered an extension of the LYNX Blue Line - South Corridor
  13 proposed light rail stations
• Most stations will be serviced by CATS' bus network
• Trains will operate seven days a week from 5:30 am to
  1:30 am
•  Service frequency:
•  Rush hour:  every 7.5 minutes
• Non-rush hour:  every 15 minutes 
• Anticipated daily ridership (2030):  22,500
•  Light rail vehicles:
• Propelled by electric motors
•  Steel wheels rolling along steel rails
•  Propulsion power is from an overhead electric  wire
• Top speeds of 55 mph 
• 68 seats with a total capacity of 236
• Level boarding (low floor vehicles) 
• 4 wheelchair-designated areas and 4 bike racks per car 
• Land use planning goal:  Define land use strategies that
  are supportive of transit and compatible with adjacent
  neighborhoods 
• Projected start of service:  2016