Tri-C–Campus District station

Tri-C–Campus District
Tri-C–Campus station in December 2018
General information
Location2733 East 34th Street
Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates 41°29′11″N 81°39′57″W / 41.48639°N 81.66583°W / 41.48639; -81.66583
Owned byGreater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Line(s)NS Lake Erie District
Platforms1 island platform with low- and high-level sections
Tracks2
Connections RTA: 15, 19, 19A, 19B
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Accessible Yes
Other information
Websiteriderta.com/facilities/campusdistrict
History
OpenedJuly 20, 1930 (1930-07-20)
Rebuilt1971, 2003, 2018
Previous namesEast 34th–Campus
Original companyCleveland Interurban Railroad
Services
Preceding station Rapid Transit Following station
Tower City
toward Airport
Red Line East 55th
toward Windermere
Tower City
Terminus
Blue Line East 55th
Green Line East 55th
toward Green Road

Tri-C–Campus District station is a station on the RTA Rapid Transit system in Cleveland, Ohio, serving the Red, Blue, and Green Lines. It is located just east of East 34th Street near the intersection of East 34th and Broadway, on the north side of the CSX railway tracks, and below the bridge that carries East 34th Street over the railway tracks. Tri-C refers to Cuyahoga Community College.

The station is somewhat unusual in that it combines a high-level platform rapid transit station with a low-level platform light rail station. The low-level island platform is located on the northwestern end of the station adjacent to East 34th Street, and the high-level island platform extends southeastward from it. Both the light rail and the heavy rail subway cars share the station. East 34th and East 55th are the only stations on the Blue/Green Line, other than downtown's Tower City station, to utilize an island platform. Therefore, due to the fare collection procedure used on the Blue/Green Line, disembarking Blue/Green Line westbound passengers must walk to the front of the train and pay their fare or swipe/dip their farecard at the farebox before walking back through the train to exit one of the car's side left doors. Likewise, passengers departing East 34th station on the Blue/Green Line going eastbound must board the train through one of the train's left side doors and then immediately walk to the front of the train to pay their fare or swipe/dip their farecard at the farebox.

Although the station bears the name "Campus District", it is something of a misnomer as the Cuyahoga Community College campus is not a convenient walk from the station. The station does offer bus connections to that campus as well as to Cleveland State University. It also provides convenient service for the personnel working at the Main Post Office.