Little Italy–University Circle station

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

Mayfield Road
Little Italy–University Circle
rapid transit station
Location11851 Mayfield Road,
Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates41°30′31″N 81°36′1″W
Owned byGreater Cleveland RTA
Line(s)Lake Erie District (Norfolk Southern)
Cleveland Short Line Sub. (CSX)
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections RTA: 9
Construction
Structure typeEmbankment
Disabled access Yes
Other information
WebsiteLittle Italy–University Circle Rapid Station
History
OpenedAugust 11, 2015
Services
Preceding station Rapid Transit Following station
Cedar–University
toward Airport
 Red Line Superior
toward Louis Stokes–Windermere

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		 Cleveland Short
Line Subdivision		 ← CSX Transportation
← CSX Transportation →
Lake Erie District ← Norfolk Southern Railway
← Norfolk Southern Railway →
Westbound ←      Red Line toward Airport (Cedar–University)
Island platform
Eastbound ←      Red Line toward Louis Stokes–Windermere (Superior) →
→ (No service: Euclid–East 120th)
G Street level Exit/entrance, station house, buses

Notable places nearby
  • Looking westbound towards the headhouse
  • The station mezzanine
  • Station sign

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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