West Green station

West Green
 Green Line  light rail station
The westbound platform of West Green Station with a Green Line car at Green Road Station in the distance
Location 22500 Shaker Boulevard
Shaker Heights, Ohio 44122
Coordinates 41°28′43″N 81°31′14″W / 41.47861°N 81.52056°W / 41.47861; -81.52056Coordinates: 41°28′43″N 81°31′14″W / 41.47861°N 81.52056°W / 41.47861; -81.52056
Owned by Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Line(s) Shaker Boulevard
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Construction
Parking 810 short term, 10 long term[1]
(shared with Green Road)
Other information
Website West Green Rapid Station
History
Opened 1936
Rebuilt October 11, 1980
Original company Cleveland Interurban Railroad
Services
Preceding station   Rapid Transit   Following station
toward Tower City
Green Line
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station   Rapid Transit   Following station
Shaker
Line
1975–1978
Terminus
Shaker Heights Rapid Transit
Shaker
Line
1944–1975
Terminus
Cleveland Interurban Railroad
Shaker Boulevard Division
1936–1944
Terminus

West Green is a station on the Green Line of the RTA Rapid Transit in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. It is located at the western end of the parking lot of Green Road station.

The station consists of two side platforms with two small shelters on the westbound platform. There is no entrance to the station other than through the parking area that it shares with Green Road station. West Green station is only 150 yards (140 m) west of Green Road station, and is designed to provide convenient boarding for riders who park in the western end of the parking area.

History

The station opened when the rapid transit line was extended 1 mile (1.6 km) east from Warrensville Center Road to Green Road.[2] The extension was originally single-track. A second track was added to the extension in 1942 when increased ridership during World War II made single-track operation no longer feasible.[3]

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 Shaker Boulevard opened on October 11, 1980.[4]

Station layout

Side platform, doors open on the right
Westbound ←  Green Line  toward Tower City (Belvoir)
Eastbound →  Green Line  toward Green Road (Terminus) →
Side platform, doors open on the right

Notable places nearby

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: Interurban Press. p. 61. ISBN 0-916374-95-5.
  3. ↑ Toman (1990). p. 65.
  4. ↑ Toman (1990). p. 111.
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