East 55th station

E. 55th St.
East 55th station entrance
General information
Location	2890 East 55th Street Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates	41°28′50″N 81°39′7″W / 41.48056°N 81.65194°W / 41.48056; -81.65194
Owned by	Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Line(s)	NS Lake Erie District
Platforms	1 island platform with low- and high-level sections
Tracks	2
Connections	RTA: 16[1]
Construction
Structure type	Below-grade
Parking	50 spaces[2]
Bicycle facilities	Racks[3]
Accessible	Yes[3]
Other information
Website	riderta.com/facilities/e55
History
Opened	April 11, 1920; 104 years ago (1920-04-11)
Rebuilt	1955, 2011
Original company	Cleveland Railway
Services
Preceding station Rapid Transit Following station Tri-C–Campus District toward Airport Red Line East 79th toward Windermere Tri-C–Campus District toward Tower City Blue Line East 79th toward Warrensville–Van Aken Green Line East 79th toward Green Road
Former services Preceding station Cleveland Railway Following station Terminal Square Terminus Moreland Line 1920–1930 East 79th toward Lynnfield Shaker Line 1920–1930 East 79th toward Warrensville
Location

East 55th station (signed as East 55th Street) is a station on the RTA Red, Blue, and Green Lines in Cleveland, Ohio. The station entrance is located on the east side of East 55th Street just north of the intersection with Bower Avenue and the eastern terminus of Interstate 490.

The station is fairly unusual in that it serves both high-level boarding rapid transit or heavy rail trains and low-level boarding light rail trains from a single central island platform. High-level boarding for the Red Line is located at the western end of the platform and low-level boarding for the Green and Blue Lines is to the east. East 55th and Tri-C–Campus District are the only stations on the Blue/Green Line, other than downtown's Tower City station, to have island platforms. 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 55th 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.