Beginning June 7, public transportation commuters to campus will be affected by summer service changes. Repairs will bring major infrastructure improvements to the Red Line and two key stations in University Circle.
Buses will replace Red Line trains east of Tower City during part of the month. Buses will also replace Red, Blue and Green Line trains east of Tower City on several weekends. Mayfield Road at East 119th Street will be closed for three weeks. A full outline is given below.
Parts of the East Side rail system will be shut down for part of June, giving RTA and ODOT crews time to work on a host of projects, including the Innerbelt, track upgrades and work at two stations: Cedar-University and Little Italy-University Circle.
June 7-8 and 14-15
Buses replace trains for ALL rail service east of Tower City, as ODOT crews remove steel bridge beams across RTA tracks. During these weekends:
- Use a separate Red Line timetable, dated June 7. There will be no separate timetable for the Blue, Green and Waterfront lines.
- Waterfront Line trains will operate every 30 minutes.
- All buses to East Side Rapid stations will pick up at the trolley stop near the Public Square entrance of the Horseshoe Casino.
- Red Line buses will follow a shorter route, described below. Riders who normally use the Blue and Green rail lines must use the Blue and Green line buses.
June 9-13 and June 16-21
During these two weeks:
- Use the Red Line timetable dated June 7. The Red Line will operate between Hopkins Airport and Tower City ONLY.
- Rush-hour frequency will be 10 minutes.
- Blue, Green and Waterfront line trains will operate a normal schedule.
- Buses labeled Red Line will replace Red Line trains east of Tower City. Because the Blue and Green line trains also serve several Red Line stations, Red Line buses will follow a shorter, faster path, thus greatly reducing your commute time.
- The Red Line bus will serve East 105-Quincy, Cedar-University, East 120, Superior and the Louis Stokes Station at Windermere.
- To reach the East 34th Street Station, ride a Blue or Green line train.
- To reach the East 55th Street Station, ride a Blue or Green line train. The Red Line bus will stop at East 55th Street and Woodland Avenue, about one-half mile from the station.
- To reach the East 79th Street Red Line Station, ride to the East 79 Street Station on the Blue-Green line, or ride the Red Line bus, which will stop at East 79th Street and Woodland Avenue about two-tenths of a mile walk from the Red Line Station.
June 22-29
During these eight days:
- Begin using the Red Line timetable dated June 22, 2014.
- Red Line trains will operate between Hopkins Airport and the Cedar-University Station ONLY.
- Rush-hour frequency will return to normal.
- Red Line buses will serve Cedar-University, East 120, Superior and the Louis Stokes Station at Windermere.
- Blue, Green and Waterfront Line trains will operate a normal schedule.
Monday, June 30
- Red Line trains resume normal operations, operating between Hopkins Airport and the Louis Stokes Station at Windermere.
For more information, visit the RTA website.