Lynnfield station

Lynnfield
Lynnfield station platforms with station building on the westbound platform in May 2018
General information
Location	18801 Van Aken Boulevard Shaker Heights, Ohio
Coordinates	41°28′0″N81°32′46″W / 41.46667°N 81.54611°W / 41.46667; -81.54611 Coordinates: 41°28′0″N81°32′46″W / 41.46667°N 81.54611°W / 41.46667; -81.54611
Owned by	Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Line(s)	Van Aken Boulevard
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	157 spaces [1]
Accessible	No [2]
Other information
Website	riderta.com/facilities/lynnfield
History
Opened	April 11, 1920;103 years ago (1920-04-11)
Rebuilt	1981
Original company	Cleveland Railway
Services
Preceding station Rapid Transit Following station Kenmore toward Tower City Blue Line Farnsleigh toward Warrensville–Van Aken

Lynnfield station is a stop on the RTA Blue Line in Shaker Heights, Ohio, located in the median of Van Aken Boulevard at its intersection with Lynnfield Road, after which the station is named, along with Parkland Drive and Norwood Road.

History

A train of three 1200-type cars laying over at the Lynnfield station terminus shortly after the station house was constructed in the early 1920s.

The station opened on April 11, 1920, with the initiation of rail service by the Cleveland Interurban Railroad on what is now Van Aken Boulevard from here to Shaker Square and then to East 34th Street and via surface streets to downtown. ^{[3] : 22} At the time, Lynnfield was the end of the line. In 1923 the station building was built at a cost of $17,926 to provide a waiting room for passengers. It also housed tobacco and newspaper stands. The newspapers were delivered to the station by rapid transit. ^{[3] : 41} The building included outside shelters on both sides.

After the line was extended to Warrensville Center Road in 1930, Lynnfield no longer functioned as the end of the line and the station building was not needed. The building was leased to a series of tenants.

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. ^{[3] : 111}

The improvements at Lynnfield included renovating the original station building, providing benches in the waiting shelter, and enclosing the waiting shelter in glass.

Station layout

The station comprises two side platforms in the center median of Van Aken Boulevard east of the intersection with Lynnfield Road. There is a large station building an attached sheltered waiting area on the westbound platform. There are parking spaces along the median of Van Aken Boulevard on both sides just east of the platforms. The station does not have ramps to allow passengers with disabilities to access trains.

Side platform, doors open on the right
Westbound	←       Blue Line toward Tower City (Kenmore)
Eastbound	→      Blue Line toward Warrensville–Van Aken (Farnsleigh) →
Side platform, doors open on the right

References

1. "NOACA 2007 Transit Network Guide, Park-and-Ride Inventory/Survey". Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency. August 2008. p. 30.
2. "Lynnfield Rapid Station". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority . Retrieved May 11, 2023.
3. Toman, James (1990). The Shaker Heights Rapid Transit. Glendale, Calif.: Interurban Press. ISBN   0-916374-95-5.

External links

Media related to Lynnfield station at Wikimedia Commons

• Lynnfield Rapid Station (GCRTA)