West Green
West Green station platforms
General information
Location22500 Shaker Boulevard
Shaker Heights, Ohio
Coordinates 41°28′43″N 81°31′14″W / 41.47861°N 81.52056°W / 41.47861; -81.52056
Owned byGreater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Line(s)Shaker Boulevard
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking820 spaces[1] (shared with Green Road)
AccessibleNo[2]
Other information
Websiteriderta.com/facilities/westgreen
History
OpenedNovember 1, 1936 (1936-11-01)[3]
Rebuilt1980
Original companyCleveland Interurban Railroad
Services
Preceding station Rapid Transit Following station
Belvoir
toward Tower City
 Green Line Green Road
Terminus

West Green station is a station on the Green Line of the RTA Rapid Transit in Shaker Heights, Ohio. It is located at the western end of the parking lot shared with Green Road station, only 150 yards (140 m) west of Green Road platforms. The station 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.[4]: 61  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.[4]: 65 

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]: 111 

Station layout

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.

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. ↑ "NOACA 2007 Transit Network Guide, Park-and-Ride Inventory/Survey". Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency. August 2008. p. 30.
  2. ↑ "West Green Rapid Station". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  3. ↑ "New Rapid Service Set". Cleveland Plain Dealer. October 27, 1936. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 Toman, Jim (1990). The Shaker Heights Rapid Transit. Glendale, Calif.: Interurban Press. ISBN 0-916374-95-5. OCLC 22733637.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

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