Brecksville station

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Brecksville
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General information
Location13512 Station Road
Brecksville, Ohio 44141
Coordinates 41°19′08″N81°35′17″W / 41.3190°N 81.5881°W / 41.3190; -81.5881 Coordinates: 41°19′08″N81°35′17″W / 41.3190°N 81.5881°W / 41.3190; -81.5881
Owned by Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad
Operated byCuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad
Line(s) Valley Railway
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Parking165
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened1880
Services
Preceding station Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad Following station
Canal Exploration Center
towards Rockside
Explorer Boston Mill
Former services
Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station
Cleveland
Terminus
Cleveland  Akron  – Valley Junction
Until 1940s
Boston Mill
South Park
toward Cleveland

Brecksville [1] is a Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad train station in Brecksville, Ohio. It is located at the end of Station Road in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

Contents

NKP 765 at Brecksville 30Sep2018 CVRR Steam in the Valley 012.jpg
NKP 765 at Brecksville

Initially a stop on the Valley Railway, trains began regular service at Brecksville in 1880. [2]

Cultural references

Brecksville station was used as a filming location for the 2022 movie A Man Called Otto. [3]

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References

  1. "Stations list". Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railway.
  2. "In Running Order". The Summit County Beacon. 4 February 1880. Retrieved 7 May 2021. Lock-green.svg
  3. Webb, Craig (20 January 2023). "Tom Hanks movie 'A Man Called Otto' features Cuyahoga Valley National Park" . Akron Beacon Journal . Retrieved 20 January 2023.