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There have been several proposals to extend the Waterfront Line beyond South Harbor station since its completion in 1996. The proposal currently under consideration would extend the line southeast from
There have been several proposals to extend the Waterfront Line beyond South Harbor station since its completion in 1996. The proposal currently under consideration would extend the line southeast from
through [[Downtown Cleveland|downtown]] past [[Playhouse Square]] and the [[Cuyahoga Community College]] main campus, where it would reconnect with the existing line in the vicinity of East 30th Street and the Main Post Office.<ref name="rta 2025">{{cite journal |title=Transit 2025 Long Range Plan |date=December 2004 |pages=61 |publisher=[[Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority]] |url=http://www.riderta.com/sites/default/files/pdf/transit2025/TRANSIT_2025_March_2006_Final.pdf |accessdate=April 17, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Greater Cleveland RTA rail planning updates |work=Transportation Choices |publisher=EcoCity Cleveland |url=http://www.ecocitycleveland.org/transportation/rail/rta_rail_updates.html |accessdate=June 20, 2007}}{{dead link|date=April 2015}}</ref>
through [[Downtown Cleveland|downtown]] past [[Playhouse Square]] and the [[Cuyahoga Community College]] main campus, where it would reconnect with the existing line in the vicinity of East 30th Street and the Main Post Office.<ref name="rta 2025">{{cite journal |title=Transit 2025 Long Range Plan |date=December 2004 |pages=61 |publisher=[[Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority]] |url=http://www.riderta.com/sites/default/files/pdf/transit2025/TRANSIT_2025_March_2006_Final.pdf |accessdate=April 17, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Greater Cleveland RTA rail planning updates |work=Transportation Choices |publisher=EcoCity Cleveland |url=http://www.ecocitycleveland.org/transportation/rail/rta_rail_updates.html |accessdate=June 20, 2007 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20041231083403/http://ecocitycleveland.org:80/transportation/rail/rta_rail_updates.html |archivedate=December 31, 2004 }}</ref>
The proposal is intended to improve downtown access to the rapid transit system and to “complete the loop” initiated by the Waterfront Line extension.
The proposal is intended to improve downtown access to the rapid transit system and to “complete the loop” initiated by the Waterfront Line extension.



Revision as of 00:50, 21 January 2016

South Harbor
RTA light rail station
General information
Location1400 South Marginal Road
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Coordinates41°30′33″N 81°41′18″W / 41.50917°N 81.68833°W / 41.50917; -81.68833
Owned byGreater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
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Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport RTA Bus: NineTwelve Trolley
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 10, 1996[1]
Services
Preceding station   GCRTA   Following station
TerminusTemplate:GCRTA lines
Template:GCRTA lines

South Harbor Rapid Station is a station on the RTA Waterfront Line portion of the Blue and Green Lines in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. It is the northern terminus of the Waterfront Line and the terminus of the Blue and Green Lines.

The station is located in a rather isolated setting on the southeast side of the Cleveland Municipal Parking Lot (locally known as the "Muny Lot"), and is generally only useful to access the parking areas. Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport is relatively close to the station, but to reach the airport one must cross the Cleveland Memorial Shoreway, and there is no pedestrian crossing.

History

The station opened on July 10, 1996,[1] when light rail service was extended 2.2 miles from Tower City through The Flats and along the lakefront. This extension was designated the Waterfront Line, although it is actually an extension of the Blue and Green Lines, as trains leaving this station toward Tower City continue along the Blue or Green Line routes to Shaker Heights.

There have been several proposals to extend the Waterfront Line beyond South Harbor station since its completion in 1996. The proposal currently under consideration would extend the line southeast from through downtown past Playhouse Square and the Cuyahoga Community College main campus, where it would reconnect with the existing line in the vicinity of East 30th Street and the Main Post Office.[2][3] The proposal is intended to improve downtown access to the rapid transit system and to “complete the loop” initiated by the Waterfront Line extension.

Another proposal, part of Cleveland's Lakefront Plan, is to extend the line east along the lakefront as far as East 88th Street and possibly out to Collinwood, where public and private sector development investments would be targeted.[2]

Notable places nearby

References

  1. ^ a b "History of public transit in Greater Cleveland". Cleveland, Ohio: Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Transit 2025 Long Range Plan" (PDF). Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. December 2004: 61. Retrieved April 17, 2015. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "Greater Cleveland RTA rail planning updates". Transportation Choices. EcoCity Cleveland. Archived from the original on December 31, 2004. Retrieved June 20, 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)