West Boulevard–Cudell station

West Boulevard–Cudell is a station on the RTA Red Line in Cleveland, Ohio. The station is located on the north side of Detroit Avenue (U.S. Route 6 Alternate) at the intersection with West Boulevard in Cleveland's Cudell neighborhood.

West Blvd.
rapid transit station
Location10120 Detroit Avenue,
Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates41°28′49″N 81°45′11″W
Owned byGreater Cleveland RTA
Line(s)Lake Erie District (Norfolk Southern)
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections RTA: 25, 26, 81
Construction
Structure typeBelow grade
Parking112 spaces[1]
Disabled access Yes
Other information
WebsiteWest Blvd.–Cudell Rapid Station
History
OpenedAugust 14, 1955
RebuiltApril 1999
Previous namesDetroit–West 98th
Original companyCleveland Transit System
Services
Preceding station Rapid Transit Following station
West 117th–Madison
toward Airport
 Red Line West 65th–Lorain
toward Louis Stokes–Windermere

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 leads to a stairway to the platform below.

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.

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.

Station layout
G Street level Exit/entrance, station house, buses, parking
P
Platform level		 Lake Erie District ← Norfolk Southern Railway →
Westbound ←      Red Line toward Airport (West 117th–Madison)
Island platform
Eastbound ←      Red Line toward Louis Stokes–Windermere (West 65th–Lorain) →

Notable places nearby

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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