West Park station

West Park
West Park station platform
General information
Location	14510 Lorain Road Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates	41°27′25″N 81°47′34″W
Owned by	Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Line(s)	NS Chicago Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	RTA: 22, 83, 86[1]
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	351 spaces[2]
Bicycle facilities	Racks[3]
Accessible	Yes[3]
Other information
Website	riderta.com/facilities/westpark
History
Opened	November 15, 1958; 66 years ago (1958-11-15)
Rebuilt	1996
Original company	Cleveland Transit System
Services
Preceding station Rapid Transit Following station Puritas–West 150th toward Airport Red Line Triskett toward Windermere
Former services Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station Berea Terminus Old Main Line Cleveland toward Nottingham
Location

West Park station is a station on the RTA Red Line in Cleveland, Ohio. It is located off Lorain Avenue just west of West 143rd Street in the West Park neighborhood.

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.^[4] The headhouse is connected to the platforms by a tunnel extending underneath the westbound track.

History

West Park station in 1919

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 ten years. There was a small rail yard just southwest of the station. When the line was extended to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport 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 that made it accessible to people with disabilities.^[4]

Notable places nearby

• John Marshall High School

References

1. "Red Line Schedule" (PDF). Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. December 11, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
2. "NOACA 2007 Transit Network Guide, Park-and-Ride Inventory/Survey". Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency. August 2008. p. 30.
3. "West Park Rapid Station". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
4. "About RTA: History of Public Transit in Greater Cleveland". RTA Website. Retrieved June 3, 2007.

External links

• West Park Rapid Station (GCRTA)