South Harbor station

South Harbor station is a station on the RTA Waterfront Line in Cleveland, Ohio. It is the northern terminus of the Waterfront Line and the terminus of the Blue and Green Lines. The station is located in a rather isolated setting on the southeast side of the Lakefront Municipal Parking Lot (locally known as the "Muni Lot"), and is generally only useful to access the parking areas.

South Harbor
The station as viewed from the eastbound platform
General information
Location1300 South Marginal Road
Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates 41°30′33″N 81°41′18″W
Owned byGreater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingPaid parking nearby
Bicycle facilitiesRacks[1]
AccessibleHandicapped/disabled access Yes[1]
Other information
StatusTemporarily closed for construction
Websiteriderta.com/facilities/southharbor
History
OpenedJuly 10, 1996 (1996-07-10)[2]
ClosedOctober 26, 2020[3][4]
Services
Preceding station Rapid Transit Following station
Terminus Waterfront Line East 9th–North Coast
toward Tower City

History

The station opened on July 10, 1996,[2] when light rail service was extended 2.2 miles from Tower City through The Flats and along the lakefront. This extension was designated the Waterfront Line, although it is actually an extension of the Blue and Green Lines, as trains leaving this station toward Tower City continue along the Blue or Green Line routes to Shaker Heights.

There have been several proposals to extend the Waterfront Line beyond South Harbor station since its completion in 1996. The proposal currently under consideration would extend the line southeast from through downtown past Playhouse Square and the Cuyahoga Community College main campus, where it would reconnect with the existing line in the vicinity of East 30th Street and the Main Post Office.[5][6] The proposal is intended to improve downtown access to the rapid transit system and to “complete the loop” initiated by the Waterfront Line extension.

Another proposal, part of Cleveland's Lakefront Plan, is to extend the line east along the lakefront as far as East 88th Street and possibly out to Collinwood, where public and private sector development investments would be targeted.[5]

Station layout
G Street level Exit/entrance, Muni lot
P
Platform		 Side platform Handicapped/disabled access; doors open on the right
Westbound ←      Waterfront Line toward Tower City (East 9th–North Coast)
Westbound ←      Waterfront Line toward Tower City (East 9th–North Coast)
Side platform Handicapped/disabled access; doors open on the right
Chicago Line ← NS freight service →
← NS freight service;      Amtrak services do not stop here →
Cleveland Line ← NS freight service →
← NS freight service →

Notable places nearby
  • Cleveland Municipal Parking

References
  1. "South Harbor Rapid Station". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  2. "History of public transit in Greater Cleveland". Cleveland, Ohio: Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  3. "Waterfront Line Construction". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. June 15, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  4. Astolfi, Courtney (October 21, 2020). "RTA Waterfront Line service to be suspended until spring 2021". Cleveland.com. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  5. "Transit 2025 Long Range Plan" (PDF). Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. December 2004: 61. Retrieved April 17, 2015. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. "Greater Cleveland RTA rail planning updates". Transportation Choices. EcoCity Cleveland. Archived from the original on December 31, 2004. Retrieved June 20, 2007.

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