Cedar–University station

Cedar–University station 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
Cedar–University station entrance
General information
Location	11100 Cedar Glen Parkway Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates	41°30′0″N 81°36′19″W
Owned by	Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Line(s)	NS Lake Erie District CSX Cleveland Short Line Subdivision
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	RTA: 11, 48, 50 CircleLink: GreenLink[1]
Construction
Structure type	Embankment
Bicycle facilities	Racks
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Website	riderta.com/facilities/cedaruniversity
History
Opened	March 15, 1955; 69 years ago (1955-03-15)
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 Windermere
Former services Preceding station Rapid Transit Following station East 105th–Quincy toward Airport Red Line Euclid–East 120th (Closed 2015) toward Windermere
Location

The station also connects with CircleLink shuttle buses operated by Case Western Reserve University. The CircleLink 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^[2] and was originally named "University Circle". 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 accessible 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.^[3] 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.

Notable places nearby

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

References

1. "CircleLink Brochure" (PDF). University Circle. July 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
2. Exner, Rich (March 14, 2005). "Red Line rapid marks 50 years in service". The Plain Dealer. pp. A1. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
3. "Cedar–University Rapid Station". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. April 14, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2015.

External links

• Cedar–University Rapid Station (GCRTA)