page_title: RTA Rapid Transit
section_title: Cleveland State Line
hierarchical_section_title: RTA Rapid Transit / Lines / Cleveland State Line
caption_attribution_description: English: RTA Cleveland State Line BRT Station at Clifton Blvd. and Cove Ave. in October 2015
context_page_description: RTA Rapid Transit is a rapid transit, light rail, and bus rapid transit system in Cleveland and surrounding areas in Cuyahoga County. The system is owned and operated by the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, and currently consists of 7 service lines.
context_section_description: In December 2014, RTA opened a second bus rapid transit to serve the western suburbs of Cleveland as well as a larger portion of downtown including Cleveland State University, which purchased naming rights to the route.  The line carries the "55" designation, the same route number used by the BRT's predecessor.  Only a portion of the line along Clifton Boulevard, from the western terminus of Cleveland Memorial Shoreway to Webb Road in Lakewood includes a dedicated bus only lane.  However, the bus only designation only applies during rush hours with the eastbound lane active during the morning rush and the westbound lane active during the evening rush.  In addition, there is no off board fare collection; all passengers must pay or swipe/dip their farecards on board the bus.
  All outbound trips originate from the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Transit Center near Cleveland State and travel through downtown to Public Square before entering the west shoreway.  Shortly after reaching the Lakewood border, the line divides into four sub-routes:
  55: Travels down Clifton and continues to follow U.S. Route 20 to Detroit Road until reaching Wagar Road where it travels south before terminating at the Westgate Transit Center on Center Ridge Road in Fairview Park.
  55A: Travels north on West 117th Street to Edgewater Drive returning briefly to Clifton before heading north on Belle Avenue to terminate at Lakewood Park.
  55B: Travels down Clifton and continues to follow Lake Road into Bay Village where it follows Wolf, West Oviatt, and Osborn Roads west to Bradley Road before returning to Lake Road to travel east to its terminus at Wolf and Cahoon Roads.
  55C: Travels down Clifton and continues to follow U.S. Route 20 to Detroit Road until reaching Crocker Road in Westlake where it terminates at Crocker Park.
  The 55 base route runs Monday through Saturday from early A.M. though the evening.  The 55A and 55B routes run Monday through Friday during the morning and evening rush hours only.  The 55C route runs Monday through Friday twice during the morning rush and twice during the evening rush.
caption: A typical station along Clifton Boulevard on The Cleveland State Line Bus Rapid Transit
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