Oasis Commuter Rail
Oasis Commuter Rail Overview
Offering a rail-based transportation alternative, the Oasis Commuter Rail is one of four long-term solutions being considered to address mobility challenges within the Eastern Corridor. The proposed rail corridor is approximately 17 miles in length, and extends between the Riverfront Transit Center (RTC) in downtown Cincinnati and I-275 in the City of Milford. View the project map as a pdf (click here- download size 2mb). It is divided into four segments and would be served by multiple stations.
Click here to view the Oasis fact sheet.
Oasis Segment 1: Riverfront Transit Center to the Montgomery Inn Boathouse – new alignment following existing tracks for a portion of its length. Total length is approximately 1 mile.
Oasis Segment 2: Montgomery Inn Boathouse to U.S. 50 in Fairfax – new rail transit or along existing tracks. Total length is approximately 7 miles.
Oasis Segment 3: U.S. 50 in Fairfax to Ancor, slightly northeast of Newtown – a shared highway/rail segment on new alignment. Total length is approximately 4 miles.
Oasis Segment 4: Ancor to Milford – New rail transit on or along existing Norfolk Southern tracks. Total length is approximately 5 miles.
PROPOSED RAIL STATION LOCATIONS
Riverfront Transit Center (RTC)
Beechmont Avenue (at Wooster Pike)
East Riverfront (Adams Crossing area)
Red Bank Road Area (South of Fairfax)
Pendleton/East End (near Torrence Parkway)
Newtown Road (Near Newtown Road)
Columbia-Tusculum (at Columbia Pkwy and Delta Ave)
Ancor/Broadwell Road Area
Lunken Airport (along Wilmer Avenue)
Milford (near the I-275/US 50 interchange)
PROJECT PURPOSE
The Oasis Commuter Rail line is currently undergoing Tier 2 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis and preliminary engineering. The Tier 2 NEPA analysis will evaluate feasible alignment and rail technology alternatives, identify the potential impacts that could result from each, and define any necessary mitigation measures.
Alignment and technology alternatives under consideration will be refined through detailed engineering, environmental analyses and comparative impact evaluation. The end result of this analysis will be the identification of a Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) for the Oasis line.
FUNDING
The Tier 2 NEPA analysis and preliminary engineering phase of the Oasis Commuter Rail project is funded by ODOT, with indirect support from the Project Partners’ financing of various project elements such as modeling and land use studies. Future phases of the project will likely be financed by ODOT, the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Authority, the Project Partners, or a combination of thereof. Funding for construction and operation has not yet been obtained, but is expected to be generated through combination of federal, state and local resources, both public and private.
