Farnsleigh station

Farnsleigh is a station stop on the RTA Blue Line in Shaker Heights, Ohio, located at the intersection of Farnsleigh Road and Van Aken Boulevard.

Farnsleigh
light rail station
Farnsleigh station in May 2020
Location20100 Van Aken Boulevard,
Shaker Heights, Ohio
Coordinates41°28′0″N 81°32′23″W
Owned byGreater Cleveland RTA
Line(s)Van Aken Boulevard
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections RTA: 14
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Parking130 short term, 10 long term[1]
Disabled access Yes
Other information
WebsiteFarnsleigh Rapid Station
History
OpenedJuly 30, 1930
RebuiltOctober 30, 1981
2019
Original companyCleveland Interurban Railroad
Services
Preceding station Rapid Transit Following station
Lynnfield
toward Tower City
 Blue Line Warrensville–Van Aken
Terminus

History

The station opened when the Van Aken line was extended east from Lynnfield Road. The extension used rail removed from Coventry Road between Shaker Boulevard and Fairmount Boulevard used to connect the Shaker line to the Cleveland streetcar system before 1920.[2] The extension opened on July 30, 1930 at the same time that trains began using Cleveland Union Terminal.[3]

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.[4]

Station layout

The station comprises two side platforms west of the intersection. There is parking along the median on both sides of Van Aken Boulevard adjacent to the station. There is also a large parking lot on the north side of Shaker Boulevard.

Side platform 
Westbound ←      Blue Line toward Tower City (Lynnfield)
Eastbound →      Blue Line toward Warrensville–Van Aken (Terminus) →
Side platform 


  • Platform signage
  • Shelter

References
  1. 2007 Park-and-Ride Inventory/Survey, NOACA 2007 Transit Network Guide, August 2008, p. 30.
  2. Toman, James (1990). The Shaker Heights Rapid Transit. Glendale, Calif.: Interurban Press. p. 45. ISBN 0-916374-95-5.
  3. Toman (1990). p. 48.
  4. Toman (1990). p. 111.

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