Drexmore station

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Drexmore Station from the eastbound platform
General information
Location	2770 Van Aken Boulevard Cleveland, Ohio 44120
Coordinates	41°28′56″N 81°35′18″W
Owned by	Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Line(s)	Van Aken Boulevard
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	60 short term, 5 long term
Other information
Website	Drexmore Rapid Station
History
Opened	January 1948
Rebuilt	October 30, 1981
Original company	Shaker Heights Rapid Transit
Services
Preceding station   GCRTA   Following station Template:GCRTA stations toward Template:GCRTA stations Template:GCRTA lines Template:GCRTA stations toward Template:GCRTA stations
Former services Preceding station   GCRTA   Following station Template:SHRT stations toward Template:SHRT stations Template:SHRT lines 1975-1978 Template:SHRT stations toward Template:SHRT stations Shaker Heights Rapid Transit Template:SHRT stations toward Template:SHRT stations Template:SHRT lines 1948-1975 Template:S-line/lightcol Template:SHRT stations toward Template:SHRT stations

Drexmore is a station stop on the RTA Blue Line in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. It is located at the intersection of Drexmore Road and Van Aken Boulevard.

The station comprises two side platforms, the westbound platform southeast of the intersection, and the eastbound platform north of the intersection, with a small shelter on each platform. Diagonal parking is available on both sides of Van Aken Boulevard adjacent to the westbound platform.

History

Service by the Cleveland Interurban Railroad began on Moreland (now Van Aken) Boulevard on April 11, 1920 from Lynnfield Road to Shaker Square and then to East 34th Street and via surface streets to downtown. Ownership of the line passed to the City of Shaker Heights in 1944. In 1948, the City wanted to build a turnaround loop in the middle of Shaker Square. The Shaker Square merchants resisted, and eventually a compromise was worked out permitting the construction of the loop. In return, the City agreed to construct a new station at Drexmore Road serving the eastern end of the Shaker Square development (the Shaker Square station was on the western side of the Square). The new station opened in January 1948.

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.

References

A three-car train of 1200-type cars stops at Drexmore station in 1956 as a PCC car approaches.