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Eastern Corridor Project
Overview
Status
Currently in the planning stage
Owner
NS, SORTA
Locale
Greater Cincinnati
Stations
10 (proposed)
Service
Type
Commuter rail, Highway
Operator(s)
SORTA
History
Opened
TBA
Technical
Line length
30 miles (Projected)
Track gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Based in southwest Ohio, the Eastern Corridor Program is a regional effort that integrates roadway network improvements, new rail transit, expanded bus service, bikeways and walking paths to improve travel and access between Greater Cincinnati's eastern communities and its central employment, economic and social centers.[1] The Program is designed to address the long-standing transportation needs of the region and to provide additional opportunity for community enhancement, economic development and regional growth.[1]
Currently in the second phase of study and development, the Program is divided into four core projects: improvements to the Red Bank corridor; relocation of the western terminus of State Route 32 to a new, direct link with US 50 (Columbia Parkway), the Red Bank business corridor and I-71; improvements to State Route 32 in the Eastgate area in western Clermont County; and the Oasis Rail Transit project.[1]
The Oasis rail component is first of several proposed commuter rail lines being developed by SORTA, Hamilton County and Cincinnati[2] in the Cincinnati metropolitan area in conjunction with proposed light rail and streetcar lines.[3] The plan currently calls for using and upgrading existing rail lines and using rail cars powered by modern diesel multiple unit (DMUs) technology.[4] Cincinnati has not had commuter rail since the early 1930s.
As of October 2023 the route is still not open to the public.
^ abc"Eastern Corridor Program of Transportation Improvements".
^Monk, Dan (6 April 2009). "Cincinnati's Eastern Corridor project picks up speed with $20M stimulus".
^"Fair Home Buyers – We buy houses in Ohio and all over the USA". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
^"All aboard? Rail proposed". Archived from the original on 2012-07-19.
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