Cedar–University station
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{{Use American English|date=May 2023}}
{{Short description|Rapid transit station in Cleveland}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Cedar–University
| style = RTA Rapid Transit
| image = Cedar-University (8).jpg
| image_caption = Cedar–University station entrance
| address = 11100 Cedar Glen Parkway
| borough = Cleveland, Ohio
| coordinates = {{coord|41|30|0|N|81|36|19|W|display=inline,title}}
| owned = Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
| line = NS Lake Erie District
CSX Cleveland Short Line Subdivision
| platform = 1 island platform
| tracks = 2
| connections = {{bus icon}} RTA: 11, 48, 50
{{bus icon}} CircleLink: GreenLink{{Cite web |date=July 2022 |title=CircleLink Brochure |url=https://www.ugointhecircle.com/files/assets/brochurecombinedforwesbite-july22.pdf |access-date=May 7, 2023 |website=University Circle}}
| structure = Embankment
| bicycle = Racks
| accessible = {{RTA acc}} Yes
| website = {{URL|riderta.com/facilities/cedaruniversity}}
| opened = {{start date and age|1955|03|15}}
| rebuilt = August 28, 2014
| former = University Circle
| original = Cleveland Transit System
| services = {{Adjacent stations |system=RTA Rapid Transit|line=Red|left=East 105th–Quincy|right=Little Italy–University Circle}}
| other_services_header = Former services
| other_services_collapsible = yes
| other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system=RTA Rapid Transit|line=Red|left=East 105th–Quincy|right=Euclid–East 120th|note-right=(Closed 2015)}}
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-custom = {{Infobox mapframe |shape=none |line=none |marker=rail-metro |marker-color=#{{rcr|RTA Rapid Transit|Red}} |zoom=15 }}
| location_state = collapsed
}}
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).
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{{cite news | last = Exner | first = Rich | title = Red Line rapid marks 50 years in service | pages = A1 | publisher = The Plain Dealer | date = March 14, 2005 | url = http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:CPDB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=108D9BD89956CF6D&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated4&req_dat=0D1C2ED46ABD2E15 | accessdate = September 9, 2015 }} 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.{{cite web|title=Cedar–University Rapid Station|date=April 14, 2013|url=http://www.riderta.com/majorprojects/cedaruniversity|publisher=Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority|accessdate=January 19, 2015}}
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
References
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External links
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- [http://www.riderta.com/facilities/cedaruniversity Cedar–University Rapid Station (GCRTA)]
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Category:Red Line (RTA Rapid Transit)
Category:Railway stations in the United States at university and college campuses
Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1955