Abandoned subway station (Cincinnati, Ohio)

 abandoned / shut down, metro station, underground facility

The downtown Race St. station is significantly larger than the others, with a complicated three track layout. Here the subway roof is supported by rows of columns similar to those of an underground parking garage. Once again there is no mezzanine, however the station is entered via staircases in the parkway's landscaped median to a large symmetrical island platform. Inbound and outbound trains served opposite sides of the platform, with unusual center stub tracks for interurban terminal service. An interurban train approaching the station would have switched from the inbound track to the center interurban track, and after dropping off and picking up new passengers, reversed direction and switched onto the outbound track. Identical, mirrored facilities were built on both the east and west ends of the station for interurbans arriving from either direction. Additionally, provisions were made for passing sidings to the north and south of the station. Short stubs for these bypasses were built to the east under the Vine St. intersection and to the west under the Elm St. intersection. Platforms were possibly planned for these additional two tracks, but I have not been able to find any information on them.
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