Belvoir station

Belvoir is a station stop on the light rail Green Line of the RTA Rapid Transit in Shaker Heights, Ohio. It is located in the wide landscaped median of Shaker Boulevard (Ohio State Route 87) at the intersection of Belvoir Boulevard on the north side and Belvoir Oval on the south side.

Belvoir
light rail station
Belvoir station from near the westbound platform
Location21601 Shaker Boulevard,
Shaker Heights, Ohio
Coordinates41°28′43″N 81°31′39″W
Owned byGreater Cleveland RTA
Line(s)Shaker Boulevard
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
WebsiteBelvoir Rapid Station
History
OpenedNovember 1, 1936[1]
RebuiltOctober 11, 1980
Original companyCleveland Interurban Railroad
Services
Preceding station Rapid Transit Following station
Warrensville–Shaker
toward Tower City
 Green Line West Green
toward Green Road

History

The station opened in 1936 when the Cleveland Interurban Railroad (CIRR), the predecessor of the Green Line, was extended one mile (1.6 km) east from Warrensville Center Road to Green Road.[2] This extension was also originally a single track, and a second track was added to the extension in 1942 when increased ridership during World War II made single track operation no longer feasible.[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 Shaker Boulevard opened on October 11, 1980.[4]

Station layout

The station comprises two side platforms located below street level. There is a small shelter on the westbound platform. Sloping sidewalks extend down to the station from each side of Shaker Boulevard. Belvoir Boulevard proper does not cross Shaker Boulevard, but these sidewalks provide pedestrian access.

Side platform
Westbound ←      Green Line toward Tower City (Warrensville–Shaker)
Eastbound →      Green Line toward Green Road (West Green) →
Side platform

Notable places nearby

References
  1. "New Rapid Service Set" (Morning). Cleveland Plain Dealer. 27 October 1936. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  2. Toman, James (1990). The Shaker Heights Rapid Transit. Glendale: Interurban Press. p. 61. ISBN 0-916374-95-5.
  3. Toman (1990). p. 65.
  4. Toman (1990). p. 111.

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