East 105th–Quincy (RTA Rapid Transit station)

Infobox Station
name=East 105th–Quincy
type=RTA Rapid Transit station

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address=10351 Quincy Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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other=Bus # 10 (East 105th)
Bus # 11 (Quincy)
structure=At grade
platform=Island platform
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parking=None
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opened=March 15, 1955
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rebuilt=November 4, 2005
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East 105th–Quincy is a station on the RTA Red Line in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. It is located in the Fairfax neighborhood. The station has a small entrance is on the north side of Quincy Avenue.

Notable places nearby

* [http://juvenile.cuyahogacounty.us/ Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court] (under construction)

History

The station opened on March 15, 1955 as one of the original stations on the CTS Rapid Transit. [cite news
last = Exner
first = Rich
coauthors =
title = Red Line rapid marks 50 years in service
work =
pages = A1
language =
publisher = The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer
date = March 14, 2005
url = http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:CPDB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=108D9BD89956CF6D&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated4&req_dat=0D1C2ED46ABD2E15
accessdate = 2007-06-02 ] The original station, which had an entrance on the east side of East 105th Street, lasted almost 50 years.

On January 11, 2005, RTA broke ground for a reconstruction of the station. [cite press release
title = RTA breaks ground at E. 105 & Quincy, new rail station to open this fall.
publisher = Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
date = January 11, 2005
url = http://www.riderta.com/nu_newsroom_releases.asp?listingid=694
accessdate = 2007-06-11 ] The new station was located just west of the original station and included a new entrance on Quincy Avenue. The new $1.3 million station opened on November 4, 2005. [cite press release
title = New rail station opens at E. 105 & Quincy
publisher = Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
date = November 4, 2005
url = http://www.riderta.com/nu_newsroom_releases.asp?listingid=802
accessdate = 2007-06-03 ] Further construction of a second entrance on East 105th Street is planned after a new bridge is built on East 105th Street.

Cuyahoga County owns the property across Quincy Avenue from the reconstructed station and is building a new Juvenile Court and Detention Center on the site. [cite news
last = Mazzolini
first = Joan
coauthors =
title = Long saga of Juvenile Court ends with a deal Plan would put courthouse, detention hall at Quincy Ave.
work =
pages = A1
language =
publisher = The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer
date = August 23, 2006
url = http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:CPDB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=113B4A3624D71760&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated4&req_dat=0D1C2ED46ABD2E15
accessdate = 2007-06-02 ] Construction of the new facility is scheduled for 2007, and, when completed, it should increase traffic through the station.

References

External links

* [http://www.riderta.com/rapidtransit_loc_e105.asp E 105/Quincy Station page from RTA Website]