South Harbor station

Rapid transit station in Cleveland

South Harbor

The station as viewed from the eastbound platform

General information
Location| 1300 South Marginal Road
Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates| 41°30′33″N 81°41′18″W﻿ / ﻿41.50917°N 81.68833°W﻿ / 41.50917; -81.68833
Owned by| City of Cleveland
Operated by| Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Platforms| 2 side platforms
Tracks| 2
Construction
Structure type| At-grade
Parking| Paid parking nearby
Bicycle facilities| Racks[1]
Accessible|  Yes[1]
Other information
Status| Unstaffed
Website| riderta.com/facilities/southharbor
History
Opened| July 10, 1996; 28 years ago (1996-07-10)[2]
Services
| Preceding station  |  Rapid Transit | Following station

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East 9th–North Coast

toward Tower City

|  | Waterfront Line |  | Terminus

Location

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.

## History

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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.[3][4] 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.[3]

## Notable places nearby

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* Cleveland Municipal Parking

## Gallery

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## References

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1. ^ a b "South Harbor Rapid Station". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
2. ^ a b "History of public transit in Greater Cleveland". Cleveland, Ohio: Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
3. ^ a b "Transit 2025 Long Range Plan" (PDF). Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. December 2004. p. 61. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
4. ^ "Greater Cleveland RTA rail planning updates". Transportation Choices. EcoCity Cleveland. Archived from the original on December 31, 2004. Retrieved June 20, 2007.

## External links

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Media related to South Harbor station at Wikimedia Commons

* South Harbor Rapid Station

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