Our apologies for the miscommunication. Charlotte Area Transit Services (CATS) will be TESTING – not launching – its Gold Line streetcar service on Wednesday, June 9, at 3 p.m. CATS has not yet announced when the Gold Line will begin regularly serving local residents. 

Once completed, the streetcar will feature a 2 ½-mile extension, allowing it to run from French Street (west of Johnson C. Smith University) to Sunnyside Avenue in the Elizabeth neighborhood near Central Piedmont’s Central Campus.

Please note: CATS replaced the old trolley-style streetcars with more modern ones that operate more quietly, so please be sure to use crosswalks and look both ways before crossing the street, especially in the travel areas used by the new streetcars.

During testing, it’s also important for all motorists who are accessing and visiting Central Campus to remember not to park on the streetcar tracks or on the side of the road, especially along Elizabeth Ave. Cars parked on streetcar tracks or incorrectly parked are subject to a citation and being towed.

Learn more about the project or view the new Gold Line route. For questions or concerns, please call 704.336.RIDE (7433) or visit ridetransit.org.