Lynnfield station

Lynnfield
 Blue Line  light rail station
Lynnfield Station
Location 18801 Van Aken Boulevard
Shaker Heights, Ohio 44122
Coordinates 41°28′0″N 81°32′46″W / 41.46667°N 81.54611°W / 41.46667; -81.54611Coordinates: 41°28′0″N 81°32′46″W / 41.46667°N 81.54611°W / 41.46667; -81.54611
Owned by Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Line(s) Van Aken Boulevard
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type At grade
Parking 147 short term, 10 long term[1]
Other information
Website Lynnfield Rapid Station
History
Opened April 11, 1920
Rebuilt October 30, 1981
Original company Cleveland Interurban Railroad
Services
Preceding station   Rapid Transit   Following station
toward Tower City
Blue Line
Former services
Preceding station   Rapid Transit   Following station
Van Aken
Line
1975-1978
toward Warrensville
Shaker Heights Rapid Transit
Van Aken
Line
1944-1975
toward Warrensville
Cleveland Interurban Railroad
South Moreland Division
1920-1944
toward Warrensville

Lynnfield is a station stop on the RTA Blue Line in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. It is located at the intersection of Lynnfield Road, Parkland Drive, Norwood Road and Van Aken Boulevard in Shaker Heights.

The station comprises two side platforms east of the intersection, with a large station building an attached sheltered waiting area on the westbound platform. There are parking spaces along the median of Van Aken Boulevard on both sides just east of the platforms.

History

The station opened on April 11, 1920 with the initiation of rail service by the Cleveland Interurban Railroad on what is now Van Aken Boulevard from here to Shaker Square and then to East 34th Street and via surface streets to downtown.[2] At the time, Lynnfield was the end of the line. In 1923 the station building was built at a cost of $17,926 to provide a waiting room for passengers. It also housed tobacco and newspaper stands. The newspapers were delivered to the station by rapid transit.[3] The building included outside shelters on both sides.

After the line was extended to Warrensville Center Road in 1930, Lynnfield no longer functioned as the end of the line and the station building was not needed. The building was leased to a series of tenants.

In 1980 and 1981, the Green and Blue Lines were completely renovated with new track, ballast, poles and wiring, and new stations were built along the line. The renovated line along Van Aken Boulevard opened on October 30, 1981.[4] The improvements at Lynnfield included renovating the original station building, providing benches in the waiting shelter, and enclosing the waiting shelter in glass.

Station layout

Side platform, doors open on the right
Westbound ←  Blue Line  toward Tower City (Kenmore)
Eastbound →  Blue Line  toward Warrensville–Van Aken (Farnsleigh) →
Side platform, doors open on the right

References

  1. ↑ 2007 Park-and-Ride Inventory/Survey, NOACA 2007 Transit Network Guide, August 2008, p. 30.
  2. ↑ Toman, James (1990). The Shaker Heights Rapid Transit. Glendale, Calif.: Interurban Press. p. 22. ISBN 0-916374-95-5.
  3. ↑ Toman (1990). p. 41.
  4. ↑ Toman (1990). p. 111.
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