East 116th (RTA Rapid Transit station)

East 116th
RTA light rail station
Location	2780 East 116th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44120
Coordinates	41°29′2.5″N 81°36′12.3″W / 41.484028°N 81.603417°WCoordinates: 41°29′2.5″N 81°36′12.3″W / 41.484028°N 81.603417°W
Owned by	Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Line(s)	Blue Line   Green Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	RTA Bus: 8 Cedar-East 116th (Weekdays)
Construction
Structure type	Below grade
History
Opened	April 11, 1920
Rebuilt	October 30, 1981
Services
Preceding station   Rapid Transit   Following station Buckeye–Woodhill toward South Harbor Blue Line Shaker Square toward Warrensville–Van Aken Green Line Shaker Square toward Green Road
Location

East 116th is a station on the RTA Blue and Green Lines in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. It is located at the intersection of East 116th Street and Shaker Boulevard.

The station comprises side platforms below grade in the median of Shaker Boulevard west of East 116th Street. Two concrete stairways with tinted acrylic glass canopies lead from the East 116th bridge over the tracks down to the platforms.

This station will be rebuilt with upgraded amenities from January 2016 to September 2017.^[1]

Notable places nearby

• Buckeye-Shaker neighborhood
• Woodland Hills neighborhood
• Benedictine High School

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

The 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.

References

1. "East 116th Street light-rail station". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
2. Toman, James (1990). The Shaker Heights Rapid Transit. Glendale, Cal.: Interurban Press. p. 22. ISBN 0-916374-95-5.
3. Toman (1990). p. 115.

External links

• 116th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View