West Boulevard – Cudell (RTA Rapid Transit station)

 West Boulevard
Cudell
RTA rapid transit station
Location 10120 Detroit Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44102
Coordinates 41°28′49″N 81°45′11″W / 41.48028°N 81.75306°W / 41.48028; -81.75306Coordinates: 41°28′49″N 81°45′11″W / 41.48028°N 81.75306°W / 41.48028; -81.75306
Owned by Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Line(s)
  Red Line
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Connections

26 (Detroit)
81 (Tremont–Storer)

25 (Madison-Detroit) Weekdays
Construction
Structure type Below grade
Parking 112 spaces[1]
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened August 14, 1955
Rebuilt April 1999
Previous names West 98th–Detroit
Services
Preceding station   Rapid Transit   Following station
toward Airport
Red Line
Location

West Boulevard-Cudell is a station on the RTA Red Line in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. The station is located on the north side of Detroit Avenue at the intersection with West Boulevard in Cleveland's Cudell–West Boulevard neighborhood.

The station comprises a parking lot off Detroit Avenue with a station headhouse on the north side of the parking lot. The tracks and platform are located below the parking lot level. An enclosed bridge from the headhouse over the eastbound track, and a stairway leads down to the platform.

Just west of the station, the Red Line leaves the right-of-way adjacent to the old Nickel Plate Road and goes through a cut to run southwest adjacent to the old New York Central main line.

Notable places nearby

History

The station opened when the CTS Rapid Transit opened on Cleveland's West Side on August 14, 1955 and was originally named “West 98th–Detroit.” In April 1999, RTA completed a $5.5-million reconstruction of the station.[2] The station was renamed “West Boulevard–Cudell” to reflect the Cudell neighborhood in which it is located.

References

  1. ↑ 2007 Park-and-Ride Inventory/Survey, NOACA 2006 Transit Network Guide, June 2007, p. 29.
  2. ↑ "About RTA: History of Public Transit in Greater Cleveland". RTA Website. Retrieved 2007-06-03.
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