Little Italy–University Circle station

Mayfield Road
Little Italy–University Circle
 Red Line  rapid transit station
Location 11851 Mayfield Road
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Coordinates 41°30′31″N 81°36′1″W / 41.50861°N 81.60028°W / 41.50861; -81.60028Coordinates: 41°30′31″N 81°36′1″W / 41.50861°N 81.60028°W / 41.50861; -81.60028
Owned by Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Line(s) NYC&St.L Main line
Cleveland Short Line Railway
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Connections 9 (Mayfield)
Construction
Structure type Embankment
Parking None
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Website Little Italy–University Circle Rapid Station
History
Opened August 11, 2015
Services
Preceding station   Rapid Transit   Following station
toward Airport
Red Line
Looking westbound towards the headhouse
The station mezzanine

Little Italy–University Circle is a station on the RTA Red Line in the University Circle neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, USA. It is located at the Mayfield Road (U.S. Route 322) and East 119 Street intersection, near the western end of Little Italy.

History

The station was built to replace the older Red Line station located at Euclid and East 120th street approximately 0.3 miles north which RTA deemed to be functionally obsolete.

Construction began in October 2013 and reuses an old vault under the railroad bridges as the lobby area. The vault was built in the 1920s as a potential commuter rail station by the Van Sweringen brothers and was composed of passenger tunnels and stairways. As part of the construction, a new headhouse, entrance plaza, and platform were built, an elevator installed, and two transit track bridges were rehabilitated. In addition, multiple pieces of public art were installed in the station and new concrete sidewalks, landscaping, and lighting were added as well as repairs made to the bridge abutment.[1]

The station opened on August 11, 2015, making it the first new station on the Red Line since 1969 when Brookpark Station opened.

Station layout

P
Platform level		 Westbound ←  Red Line  toward Airport (Cedar–University)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound →  Red Line  toward Louis Stokes–Windermere (Superior) →
→ (No service: Euclid–East 120th)
G Street Level Exit/ Entrance

Notable places nearby

References

  1. ↑ "RTA cuts ribbon at Little Italy–University Circle Station" (Press release). Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. August 11, 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
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