East 34th–Campus (RTA Rapid Transit station)

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East 34th–Campus
Station statistics
Address 2711 East 34th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
Lines RTA Rapid Transit
Red Line
Green Line
Blue Line
Connections Bus # 15 (Union)
Bus # 19 (Broadway–Miles)
Bus # 76X (Broadway–Turney)
Bus # 88X (Broadway–Northfield)
Platforms Low-level island platform for Blue and Green Lines and collinear high-level island platform for Red Line
Parking None
Other information
Opened July 20, 1930
Rebuilt August 18, 2003
Owned by Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority

East 34th–Campus Station is station on the RTA Rapid Transit system in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, serving the Red, Blue and Green Lines. It is located just east of East 34th Street near the intersection of East 34th and Broadway, on the north side of the CSX railway tracks, and below the bridge that carries East 34th Street over the railway tracks.

The station is somewhat unusual in that it combines a high-level platform rapid transit station with a low-level platform light rail station. The low-level island platform is located on the northwestern end of the station adjacent to East 34th Street, and the high-level island platform extends southeastward from it. Both the light rail and the heavy rail subway cars share the station.

Although the station bears the name "Campus," it is somewhat of a misnomer as the Cuyahoga Community College campus is not a convenient walk from the station. The station does offer bus connections to that campus as well as to Cleveland State University. It also provides convenient service for those working at the Main Post Office.

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The station opened on July 20, 1930 as "East 34th Street Station" serving only the Shaker Rapid Transit Lines (today's Green and Blue Lines) when the lines were extended using private right-of-way from East 34th Street to the newly opened Cleveland Union Terminal.[1] When the CTS Rapid Transit (today's Red Line) opened in 1955 it used the same tracks but did not stop at East 34th; the station continued to exclusively serve the Shaker Rapid Transit until 1971. A high-level platform was added to the eastern end of the existing low-level platform to serve the CTS Rapid Transit, and this portion of the station opened on March 1, 1971.[2] The CTS station was designated "Campus Station." In 1975, with the formation of RTA both rapid transit lines came under common operation, and free transfers were provided between the lines.

The wooden stairway from East 34th Street was replaced in the early 1980s with a concrete stairway covered with a metal and Plexiglas canopy. Beginning on October 16, 2000,[3] Red Line service to the station was discontinued as the high-level platform was torn out and replaced. The station was completely reopened on August 18, 2003.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Toman, James (1990). The Shaker Heights Rapid Transit. Glendale, Cal.: Interurban Press. ISBN 0-916374-95-5. 
  2. ^ About RTA: History of Public Transit in Greater Cleveland. RTA Website. Retrieved on 2007-05-06.
  3. ^ "Rapid platform closing for repairs", The Plain Dealer, October 14, 2000, pp. 3B. Retrieved on 2007-05-06. 
  4. ^ Rider's Alert. RTA Website (August 15, 2003). Retrieved on 2007-05-06.

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