Superior station

Superior is a station on the RTA Red Line in East Cleveland, Ohio. It is located on Superior Avenue (U.S. Route 6) at the intersection of Emily Street, approximately 1½ blocks west of Euclid Avenue (U.S. Route 20). A small parking lot is located northeast of the station entrance along Emily Street.

Superior
rapid transit station
Location	13113 Superior Avenue, East Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates	41°31′23″N 81°35′32″W
Owned by	Greater Cleveland RTA
Line(s)	Lake Erie District (Norfolk Southern) Cleveland Short Line Sub. (CSX)
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	HealthLine (Superior Avenue) RTA: 3, 40
Construction
Structure type	Embankment
Parking	91 spaces[1]
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Website	Superior Rapid Station
History
Opened	June 22, 1930 (Railroad station) March 15, 1955 (Red Line)
Closed	1964 (Railroad station)
Rebuilt	September 1996
Original company	Cleveland Transit System
Services
Preceding station Rapid Transit Following station Little Italy–University Circle toward Airport Red Line Louis Stokes–Windermere Terminus
Former services Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station Cleveland toward Chicago Main Line Nottingham toward New York Preceding station New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Following station Cleveland toward Chicago Nickel Plate District Euclid toward Buffalo Preceding station Rapid Transit Following station Euclid–East 120th (Closed 2015) toward Airport Red Line Louis Stokes–Windermere Terminus

History

The station opened along with CTS Rapid Transit on March 15, 1955.[2] It was located across Superior Avenue from the East Cleveland railroad station that served the Nickel Plate and New York Central railroads. The railroad station was constructed in 1929 as part of the Cleveland Union Terminal project, replacing a station located 1 mile southwest at Euclid and East 120th Street. East Cleveland railroad station was abandoned in the 1960s.

The station was completely rehabilitated as part of an RTA renovation program that began in the late 1990s. The $5 million rehabilitation was completed in September 1996.[3]

Station layout

P Platform level	Cleveland Short Line Subdivision	← CSX Transportation
		← CSX Transportation →
	Lake Erie District	← Norfolk Southern Railway
		← Norfolk Southern Railway →
	Westbound	←      Red Line toward Airport (Little Italy–University Circle) → (No service: Euclid–East 120th)
	Island platform
	Eastbound	←      Red Line toward Louis Stokes–Windermere (Terminus) →
G	Street level	Exit/entrance, station house, buses

Notable places nearby

• Forest Hill Park

Gallery

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References

1. 2007 Park-and-Ride Inventory/Survey, NOACA 2006 Transit Network Guide, June 2007, p. 29.
2. Exner, Rich (March 14, 2005). "Red Line rapid marks 50 years in service". The Plain Dealer. p. A1. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
3. "About RTA: History of Public Transit in Greater Cleveland". RTA Website. Retrieved 2007-06-03.

External links

Media related to Superior station at Wikimedia Commons