Farnsleigh station
| Template:GCRTA Blue Line station | |||||||||||
 Farnsleigh station in May 2020 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 20100 Van Aken Boulevard, Shaker Heights, Ohio | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°28′0″N 81°32′23″W / 41.46667°N 81.53972°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Greater Cleveland RTA | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Van Aken Boulevard | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  RTA: 14 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | 130 short term, 10 long term[1] | ||||||||||
| Accessible |  Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Website | Farnsleigh Rapid Station | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | July 30, 1930 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | October 30, 1981 2019 | ||||||||||
| Original company | Cleveland Interurban Railroad | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Farnsleigh is a station stop on the RTA Blue Line in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. It is located at the intersection of Farnsleigh Road and Van Aken Boulevard in Shaker Heights.
History
The station opened when the Van Aken line was extended east from Lynnfield Road. The extension used rail removed from Coventry Road between Shaker Boulevard and Fairmount Boulevard used to connect the Shaker line to the Cleveland streetcar system before 1920.[2] The extension opened on July 30, 1930 at the same time that trains began using Cleveland Union Terminal.[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 Van Aken Boulevard opened on October 30, 1981.[4]
Station layout
The station comprises two side platforms west of the intersection. There is parking along the median on both sides of Van Aken Boulevard adjacent to the station. There is also a large parking lot on the north side of Shaker Boulevard.
| Side platform , doors open on the right
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| Westbound | ← Blue Line toward Tower City (Lynnfield) |
| Eastbound | Blue Line toward Warrensville–Van Aken (Terminus) → |
| Side platform , doors open on the right
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Gallery
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Platform signage -
Shelter -
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References
- ^ 2007 Park-and-Ride Inventory/Survey, NOACA 2007 Transit Network Guide, August 2008, p. 30.
- ^ Toman, James (1990). The Shaker Heights Rapid Transit. Glendale, Calif.: Interurban Press. p. 45. ISBN 0-916374-95-5.
- ^ Toman (1990). p. 48.
- ^ Toman (1990). p. 111.
External links
Media related to Farnsleigh station at Wikimedia Commons