Little Italy–University Circle station

Little Italy–University Circle station (signed as Mayfield Road, 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
Little Italy–University Circle station entrance
General information
Location11851 Mayfield Road
Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates 41°30′31″N 81°36′1″W
Owned byGreater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Line(s)NS Lake Erie District
CSX Cleveland Short Line Subdivision
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport RTA: 9[1]
Bus transport CircleLink: BlueLink[2]
Construction
Structure typeEmbankment
Bicycle facilitiesRacks[3]
AccessibleHandicapped/disabled access Yes[3]
Other information
Websiteriderta.com/facilities/littleitalyuc
History
OpenedAugust 11, 2015 (2015-08-11)
Services
Preceding station Rapid Transit Following station
Cedar–University
toward Airport
 Red Line Superior
toward Windermere

History

The station was built to replace the older Red Line station located at Euclid and East 120th street approximately 0.3 miles (0.48 km) 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.[4]

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 freight service
← CSX freight service →
Lake Erie District ← NS freight service
← NS freight service →
Westbound ←      Red Line toward Airport (Cedar–University)
Island platform Handicapped/disabled access, doors open on the left
Eastbound ←      Red Line toward Windermere (Superior) →
→ (No service: Euclid–East 120th)
G Street level Entrance/exit, station house, buses

Notable places nearby

References
  1. "Red Line Schedule" (PDF). Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. December 11, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  2. "CircleLink Brochure" (PDF). University Circle. July 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  3. "Little Italy - University Circle Rapid Station". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  4. "RTA cuts ribbon at Little Italy–University Circle Station" (Press release). Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. August 11, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2015.

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