East 116th–St. Luke's station explained

E. 116th–St. Luke's
Style:RTA Rapid Transit
Address:2780 East 116th Street
Borough:Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates:41.484°N -81.6034°W
Owned:Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Connections: RTA: 50[1]
Structure:Below-grade
Bicycle:Racks[2]
Accessible: Yes
Rebuilt:1981, 2019
Former:East 116th (1920–2019)
Original:Cleveland Interurban Railroad
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail-light
Marker-Color:
  1. 000
Zoom:15
Location State:collapsed

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.

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.[3]

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.

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.[4] 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.[5] The name East 116th–St. Luke's appeared on timetables as early as April 10, 2016.[6] The station was opened ahead of schedule on March 8, 2019.[7]

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.

GStreet levelEntrance/exit, buses
P
Platform level
WestboundBlue Line, Green Line toward
Eastbound toward →
toward →

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: March 20, 2022 . Blue Line Green Line Schedule . May 14, 2023 . Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority.
  2. Web site: E. 116th – St. Luke's Rapid Station . May 8, 2023 . Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority.
  3. Book: Toman, Jim . The Shaker Heights Rapid Transit . Interurban Press . 1990 . 0-916374-95-5 . Glendale, Calif. . 22733637.
  4. Web site: March 6, 2014 . East 116th Street light-rail station . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20150119095351/http://www.riderta.com/majorprojects/e116 . January 19, 2015 . January 19, 2015.
  5. Web site: May 31, 2018 . Cleveland transit agency begins East 116th Station project . June 18, 2018 . Progressive Railroading.
  6. Web site: September 11, 2016 . Blue Line/Green Line/Waterfront Line Timetable . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161006202151/http://www.riderta.com/sites/default/files/schedule-pdfs/BlueGreenWaterfrontLine.pdf . October 6, 2016 . April 15, 2019 . Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority.
  7. 1104025489528762368 . GCRTA . 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 :) . . March 8, 2019 . April 15, 2019.