East 116th–St. Luke's station

East 116th–St. Luke's station is a station on the RTA Blue and Green Lines in Cleveland, Ohio, located in the median of Shaker Boulevard (Ohio State Route 87) below at its intersection with East 116th Street, after which the station is named.

E. 116th–St. Luke's
East 116th–St. Luke's station platform after reconstruction in April 2019
General information
Location	2780 East 116th Street Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates	41°29′2.5″N 81°36′12.3″W
Owned by	City of Shaker Heights[1]
Operated by	Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	RTA: 50[2]
Construction
Structure type	Below-grade
Bicycle facilities	Racks[3]
Accessible	Yes[3]
Other information
Website	riderta.com/facilities/e116
History
Opened	April 11, 1920; 104 years ago (1920-04-11)
Rebuilt	1981, 2019
Previous names	East 116th (1920–2019)
Original company	Cleveland Interurban Railroad
Services
Preceding station Rapid Transit Following station Buckeye–Woodhill toward Tower City Blue Line Shaker Square toward Warrensville–Van Aken Green Line Shaker Square toward Green Road
Location

History

The station opened on April 11, 1920, when service commenced on the line west of Shaker Square to East 34th Street and via surface streets to downtown.^[4]: 22

In 1980 and 1981, the trunk line of the Green and Blue Lines from East 55th Street to Shaker Square was completely renovated with new track, ballast, poles and wiring, and new stations were built along the line. At East 116th station, new platforms and retaining walls were installed, and the wooden stairways were replaced by the present covered concrete stairways. The renovated line opened on October 30, 1981.^[4]: 115

The East 116th station originally served St. Luke's Hospital which opened in 1927 on Shaker Boulevard just west of East 116th Street. The hospital closed in April 1999. A gradual name change was enacted in RTA timetables to coincide with the opening of the new station.

This station was originally planned to be rebuilt with upgraded amenities from January 2016 to September 2017.^[5] Those dates were retracted by late 2015. The groundbreaking for construction came on May 30, 2018, with a proposed completion date set for May 2019.^[6] The name East 116th–St. Luke's appeared on timetables as early as April 10, 2016.^[7] The station was opened ahead of schedule on March 8, 2019.^[8]

Station layout

The station has two side platforms located below grade in the median of Shaker Boulevard west of East 116th Street. The station can be accessed from street level by either stairs or a ramp to each platform. Each platform has mini-high platforms, which allow passengers with disabilities to access trains.

Notable places nearby

• Benedictine High School
• St. Andrew Svorad Abbey
• St. Luke's Hospital
• Weizer Building

References

1. "Parcel 12808006". Cuyahoga County, Ohio – MyPlace (Online Property Search – Department of Real Property). Retrieved October 11, 2024.
2. "Blue Line Green Line Schedule" (PDF). Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. March 20, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
3. "E. 116th – St. Luke's Rapid Station". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
4. Toman, Jim (1990). The Shaker Heights Rapid Transit. Glendale, Calif.: Interurban Press. ISBN 0-916374-95-5. OCLC 22733637.
5. "East 116th Street light-rail station". March 6, 2014. Archived from the original on January 19, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
6. "Cleveland transit agency begins East 116th Station project". Progressive Railroading. May 31, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
7. "Blue Line/Green Line/Waterfront Line Timetable" (PDF). Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. September 11, 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
8. Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority [@GCRTA] (March 8, 2019). "The new station at E. 116-St. Luke's is almost complete! Today we began service by boarding on the new platforms. Over the next few days, old platforms will be demolished and the new station will be completed. Thanks for your patience :)" (Tweet). Retrieved April 15, 2019 – via Twitter.

External links

Media related to East 116th–St. Luke's station at Wikimedia Commons

• E. 116th – St. Luke's Rapid Station (GCRTA)