Onaway station
| Template:GCRTA Blue Line station | |||||||||||
 Onaway station from the westbound platform | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 3250 Van Aken Boulevard, Shaker Heights, Ohio | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°28′19″N 81°34′36″W / 41.47194°N 81.57667°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Greater Cleveland RTA | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Van Aken Boulevard | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | 30 spaces[1] | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Website | Onaway Rapid Station | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | April 11, 1920 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | October 30, 1981 | ||||||||||
| Original company | Cleveland Railway | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Onaway is a station stop on the RTA Blue Line in Shaker Heights, Ohio, located at the intersection of Onaway Road and Van Aken Boulevard.
History
The station opened on April 11, 1920 with the initiation of rail service by the Cleveland Interurban Railroad on what is now Van Aken Boulevard from Lynnfield Road to Shaker Square and then to East 34th Street and via surface streets to downtown.[2]
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.[3]
Station layout
The station comprises two side platforms, the westbound platform southeast of the intersection, and the eastbound platform northwest of the intersection, with a small shelter on the eastboard platform and two small shelters on the westbound platform. Diagonal parking is provided off westbound Van Aken Boulevard adjacent to the westbound platform.
| Side platform, doors open on the right | |
| Westbound | ← Blue Line toward Tower City (Southington) |
| Eastbound | Blue Line toward Warrensville–Van Aken (Ashby) → |
| Side platform, doors open on the right | |
Notable places nearby
References
- ^ "Onaway Rapid Station". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. October 15, 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
- ^ Toman, James (1990). The Shaker Heights Rapid Transit. Glendale, Calif.: Interurban Press. p. 22. ISBN 0-916374-95-5.
- ^ Toman (1990). p. 111.
External links
Media related to Onaway station at Wikimedia Commons