Cedar–University station

Cedar–University is a station on the RTA Red Line in Cleveland, Ohio. The station is located in University Circle at the foot of Cedar Hill along Cedar Glen Parkway (which connects Cleveland's Cedar Avenue with Cleveland Heights's Cedar Road).

Cedar–University
rapid transit station
Location	11100 Cedar Glen Parkway, Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates	41°30′0″N 81°36′19″W
Owned by	Greater Cleveland RTA
Line(s)	Lake Erie District (Norfolk Southern) Cleveland Short Line Sub. (CSX)
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	RTA: 7, 8, 32, 48, 48A, Circle Link
Construction
Structure type	Embankment
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Website	Cedar–University Rapid Station
History
Opened	March 15, 1955
Rebuilt	August 28, 2014
Previous names	University Circle
Original company	Cleveland Transit System
Services
Preceding station Rapid Transit Following station East 105th–Quincy toward Airport Red Line Little Italy–University Circle toward Louis Stokes–Windermere
Former services Preceding station Rapid Transit Following station East 105th–Quincy toward Airport Red Line Euclid–East 120th (Closed 2015) toward Louis Stokes–Windermere

The station also connects with Circle Link shuttle buses operated by Case Western Reserve University. The Circle Link buses stop at the corner of East 114th Street and Glenwood Avenue at the northern entrance to the station.

History

The station opened along with the rest of the CTS Rapid Transit on March 15, 1955[1] and was originally named "University Circle Rapid Station." As originally constructed, the station had entrances and bus loading lanes on both sides of Cedar east of the rail tracks. In addition, there was a bus loop with loading area southwest of the station at the corner of Cedar Avenue and Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive.

In October 2010, federal funds were secured for a complete reconstruction of the station and to bring it into full ADA compliance. Ground was broken on September 19, 2012 and the new station opened on August 28, 2014. Upon its reopening, the station was given the new name of Cedar–University.[2] The new facility reconstructed the rail station in the same general location, but the entrance on the south side of Cedar was closed and removed and the south bus loading lane was also eliminated. The bus loop transfer zone was rebuilt and moved to the northeast corner of the intersection of Cedar Avenue and Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive.

Station layout

P Platform level	Cleveland Short Line Subdivision	← CSX Transportation
		← CSX Transportation →
	Lake Erie District	← Norfolk Southern Railway
		← Norfolk Southern Railway →
	Westbound	←      Red Line toward Airport (East 105th–Quincy)
	Island platform
	Eastbound	←      Red Line toward Louis Stokes–Windermere (Little Italy–University Circle) →
G	Street level	Exit/entrance, station house, buses

Notable places nearby

• University Circle
• Case School of Engineering
• Little Italy
• Cedar Glen Apartments
• Cleveland FES Center
• Alcazar Hotel (Cleveland Heights, Ohio)
• First Church of Christ, Scientist (Cleveland, Ohio)
• John Hay High School
• Case Western Reserve University
• Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

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References

1. Exner, Rich (March 14, 2005). "Red Line rapid marks 50 years in service". The Plain Dealer. pp. A1. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
2. "Cedar–University Rapid Station". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved 19 January 2015.