West 3rd station

W. 3 St (stadium)
W. 3 St (stadium)
	West 3rd station platforms as seen from West 3rd Street
General information
Location	200 West 3rd Street; Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates	41°30′15″N 81°41′57″W / 41.50417°N 81.69917°W
Owned by	Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Paid parking nearby
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Website	riderta.com/facilities/w3
History
Opened	August 12, 1999; 24 years ago
Services

West 3rd station (signed as W. 3 St (stadium)) is a station on the RTA Waterfront Line in Cleveland, Ohio. The station is located below and on the east side of West 3rd Street, after which the station is named. It is located just south of Cleveland Browns Stadium and has been designed to accommodate large event crowds.

History[edit]

Foundations for the station were put in place when the Waterfront Line was constructed, but the station did not open with the rest of the Waterfront Line on July 10, 1996, since Cleveland Municipal Stadium was being demolished and construction of Cleveland Browns Stadium had not yet begun. The $5 million station was built closer to the opening of the stadium and opened on August 12, 1999,^[2] in time for the first home game.^[3]

From 2013 to 2023, the platform was signed as West Third Street FirstEnergy Stadium to correspond with the renaming of Cleveland Browns Stadium to FirstEnergy Stadium. The stadium name reverted to Cleveland Browns Stadium on April 13, 2023.^[4]^[5]

Station layout[edit]

The station has two side platforms, each with a mini-high platform which allow passengers with disabilities to access trains. At street level, the station has a glass enclosed station house with a fare booth (usually unattended) and an elevator and stairs leading down to the inbound side platform. Access to the outbound platform is by crossings that extend across both tracks at each end of the platform.

On the north side of the station there is also a 680-foot-long (210 m) ramp that is used exclusively after events. Passengers are asked to queue in different lines based on their destination to facilitate rapid loading of trains and attendants at booths located at the end of the ramp sell RTA tickets and inspect fares.

G	Street level	Entrance/exit, station house, fare booth, Cleveland Browns Stadium
	Ramp	Fare booths, boarding queues
P Platform level	Side platform ; doors open on the right
	Westbound	← Waterfront Line toward Tower City (Flats East Bank)
	Eastbound	← Waterfront Line toward South Harbor (Amtrak) →
	Side platform ; doors open on the right
	Chicago Line	← NS freight service →
		← NS freight service; Amtrak services do not stop here →
	Cleveland Line	← NS freight service →
		← NS freight service →