Eastcliff (Metro Station)

Eastcliff is a Metro station in Newisle's East Side serving as the terminus for the U-7 Metro Line. On 21 July 2020, a major renovation began, moving the newer elevated station into a brand new refurbished open-air station below.

History
Eastcliff station is one of the few Metro stations with an actual history. Before the construction of the current elevated station, an two-platform underground terminal existed underground. The subsurface station, orignally called Southisle was eastern terminus of the Metro Red Line (now line U-2) and the western terminus of the "Route 5 LRT." The Metro Red Line travelled to Olde Towne Station via a tunnel underneath the Columbia River. The tunnel remained abandoned after the new rail bridge was built to the elevated station, but will be reactivated after the completion of the new subsurface station. The Route 5 LRT, indentified by cyan wool, ran in the direction of Highfield (now Tykerson station) through a now abandoned tunnel which resurfaced on Tykerson Parkway near the Northeastern edge of the city.

The original underground station was left abandoned at some point in favour of the new elevated station above-ground. Until 2020, both the station and the surrounding tunnels were left abandoned and discovered 21 July 2020.