Euclid Avenue station (Pennsylvania Railroad)

Euclid Avenue, known after 1953 as Cleveland station, was a former railroad station at the corner of Euclid Avenue and East 55th Street in Cleveland. It was at the border of the Goodrich–Kirtland Park neighborhood to the north and the Central neighborhood to the south. Euclid Avenue station served as the terminus of the Pennsylvania Railroad line to Cleveland in its final years because of the closure and demolition of Cleveland Union Depot. The station was originally at ground level, but the tracks were later elevated over Euclid Avenue.

Euclid Avenue
Euclid Avenue station in 1912
General information
Location2001 East 55th Street
Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates41.5039°N 81.6510°W / 41.5039; -81.6510
Owned byPennsylvania Railroad
Operated byService to Pittsburgh:
  • Cleveland and Pittsburgh Rail Road (1856–1871)
  • Pennsylvania Company (1871–1918)
  • Pennsylvania Railroad (1918–1965)
Service to Columbus:
  • Cleveland, Mount Vernon and Delaware Railroad (1885)
  • Cleveland, Akron and Columbus Railroad (1885–1911)
  • Cleveland, Akron and Cincinnati Railway (1911–1912)
  • Pennsylvania Company (1912–1918)
  • Pennsylvania Railroad (1918–1950)
Line(s)Norfolk Southern Cleveland Line
Distance3.2 miles from Union Depot
Platforms2
Tracks4
History
OpenedDecember 17, 1856
ClosedJanuary 29, 1965
Rebuilt1866?, 1873, 1902, 1914
Previous namesEuclid Street (until 1870)
Euclid Avenue (1870–1953)
Key dates
Demolished1973
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Cleveland
closed 1953
Terminus
Cleveland – Pittsburgh Woodland Avenue
toward Pittsburgh
Cincinnati Cleveland Woodland Avenue
ended 1950
toward Cincinnati
Former services (1900)
Preceding station Pennsylvania Lines Following station
Cleveland Shops
closed 1900
toward Cleveland
Cleveland & Pittsburgh Division Woodland Avenue
toward Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Terminus
Cleveland, Akron and Columbus Railroad Woodland Avenue
toward Columbus
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