Little Italy–University Circle station

Mayfield Road Little Italy–University Circle
Little Italy–University Circle station entrance
General information
Location	11851 Mayfield Road Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates	41°30′31″N 81°36′1″W
Owned by	Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Line(s)	NS Lake Erie District CSX Cleveland Short Line Subdivision
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	RTA: 9[1] CircleLink: BlueLink[2]
Construction
Structure type	Embankment
Bicycle facilities	Racks[3]
Accessible	Yes[3]
Other information
Website	riderta.com/facilities/littleitalyuc
History
Opened	August 11, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-08-11)
Services
Preceding station Rapid Transit Following station Cedar–University toward Airport Red Line Superior toward Windermere
Location

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.

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.

Notable places nearby

• Little Italy
• Case Western Reserve University (northern campus)
• University Hospitals Case Medical Center
• Cozad–Bates House
• Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland
• Holy Rosary Church
• Cleveland Feast of the Assumption Festival
• Alta Public Library
• Mayfield Cemetery
• Lake View Cemetery

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.

External links

Media related to Little Italy–University Circle station at Wikimedia Commons

• Little Italy–University Circle Rapid Station (GCRTA)