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West Park (RTA Rapid Transit station)
Encyclopedia
West Park is a station
on the RTA
Red Line
in Cleveland, Ohio
, USA. It is located off Lorain Avenue just west of West 143rd Street.
The station includes a large parking lot accessible from Lorain Avenue. The access road has been named Lloyd Peterson Lane. A station lobby building is located on the southeast side of the parking lot adjacent to the tracks. The station headhouse includes bus loading areas and also houses a training facility, which opened in 1983.
The headhouse is connected to the platforms by a tunnel extending underneath the westbound track.
in 1968, the yard was removed and a new yard was built just beyond Brookpark station
. The station building was connected to the platform by a tunnel extending under the westbound track.
In May 1996, RTA completed a $4-million renovation of the station. The renovation made the station ADA compliant.
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
on the RTA
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority is the public transit agency for Cleveland, Ohio, United States, and the surrounding suburbs of Cuyahoga County. RTA is the largest transit agency in Ohio, providing over 44 million trips to residents and visitors of the Cleveland area in 2010...
Red Line
Red Line (Cleveland)
The Red Line is a rapid transit line of the RTA Rapid Transit in Cleveland, Ohio, running from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport northeast to Tower City in downtown Cleveland, then east and northeast to Windermere...
in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, USA. It is located off Lorain Avenue just west of West 143rd Street.
The headhouse is connected to the platforms by a tunnel extending underneath the westbound track.
History
The CTS Rapid Transit was extended to West Park station on November 15, 1958, and the station functioned as the western terminus of the line for 10 years. There was a small rail yard just southwest of the station. When the line was extended to Cleveland Hopkins International AirportCleveland Hopkins International Airport (RTA Rapid Transit station)
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport is a station on the RTA Red Line in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. It is the western terminus of the Red Line and is located off the lower level below the middle of the baggage claim level of Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.-History:The station opened on...
in 1968, the yard was removed and a new yard was built just beyond Brookpark station
Brookpark (RTA Rapid Transit station)
Brookpark is a station on the RTA Red Line in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. It is located along Brookpark Road west of the intersection of Engle Road ....
. The station building was connected to the platform by a tunnel extending under the westbound track.
In May 1996, RTA completed a $4-million renovation of the station. The renovation made the station ADA compliant.