| RTA Rapid Transit | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Owner | Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority | ||
| Locale | Cuyahoga County, Ohio | ||
| Transit type | Rapid transit Semi-metro | ||
| Number of lines | 1 rapid transit: Red 3 light rail: Blue, Green, Waterfront[1] | ||
| Number of stations | 18 rapid transit 34 light rail[1] | ||
| Daily ridership | 9,200 (rapid transit, weekdays, Q3 2024) 1,700 (light rail, weekdays, Q3 2024)[2] | ||
| Annual ridership | 3,469,100 (rapid transit, 2023) 661,500 (light rail, 2023)[3] | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | October 25, 1859 (first streetcar line); December 17, 1913 (current lines); March 15, 1955 (rapid transit); October 11, 1980 (semi-metro) | ||
| Ended operation | October 30, 1981 (last streetcar use) | ||
| Number of vehicles | 40 rapid transit cars 34 light rail cars[1] | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 19 mi (31 km) rapid transit 18 mi (29 km) light rail[1] | ||
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge | ||
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RTA Rapid Transit (generally known as The Rapid) is a rapid transit and semi-metro[4] system owned and operated by the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA).
The system serves Cleveland and surrounding areas in Cuyahoga County. The system currently consists of four total service lines: one rapid transit rail line and three light rail lines.
- ^ a b c d "Overview: Facts about the Greater Cleveland RTA". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
- ^ "Transit Ridership Report Third Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
- ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ Landgraf, Robert J. (1992). "Cleveland's Light Rail System in the 1980s: The Ongoing Revolution". Transportation Research Record (1361): 259. ISSN 0361-1981. Retrieved 7 May 2024.