West Green station
| Template:GCRTA Green Line station | |||||||||||
 The westbound platform of West Green station with a Green Line car at Green Road station in the distance | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 22500 Shaker Boulevard, Shaker Heights, Ohio | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°28′43″N 81°31′14″W / 41.47861°N 81.52056°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Greater Cleveland RTA | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Shaker Boulevard | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | 810 short term, 10 long term[1] (shared with Green Road) | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Website | West Green Rapid Station | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | November 1, 1936[2] | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | October 11, 1980 | ||||||||||
| Original company | Cleveland Interurban Railroad | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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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, 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.[3] 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]
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.[5]
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
- ^ 2007 Park-and-Ride Inventory/Survey, NOACA 2007 Transit Network Guide, August 2008, p. 30.
- ^ "New Rapid Service Set". No. Morning. Cleveland Plain Dealer. 27 October 1936. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ Toman, James (1990). The Shaker Heights Rapid Transit. Glendale: Interurban Press. p. 61. ISBN 0-916374-95-5.
- ^ Toman (1990). p. 65.
- ^ Toman (1990). p. 111.
External links
Media related to West Green station at Wikimedia Commons