West Boulevard–Cudell (RTA Rapid Transit station)

Infobox Station
name=West Boulevard–Cudell
type=RTA rapid transit station

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address=10120 Detroit Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44102
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other=Bus # 26 (Detroit)
Bus # 78 (West 98th–Puritas)
Bus # 81 (Tremont–Storer)
structure=Below grade
platform=Island platform
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parking=112 spaces [2007 Park-and-Ride Inventory/Survey, [http://www.noaca.org/06transitguide.pdf NOACA 2006 Transit Network Guide] , June 2007, p. 29.]
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opened=August 14, 1955
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rebuilt=April 1999
ADA=Yes
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owned=Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
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former=West 98th–Detroit
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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

* Cudell Clock Tower in Cudell Park

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. [cite web
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title = About RTA: History of Public Transit in Greater Cleveland
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accessdate = 2007-06-03] The station was renamed “West Boulevard–Cudell” to reflect the Cudell neighborhood in which it is located.

References

External links

* [http://www.riderta.com/rapidtransit_loc_wb.asp West Boulevard Rapid Transit Station page from RTA Website]