Rockside station

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Rockside
Rockside Station.jpg
Location7900 Old Rockside Road
Independence, Ohio 44131
Coordinates 41°23′34″N81°37′51″W / 41.3927°N 81.6308°W / 41.3927; -81.6308 Coordinates: 41°23′34″N81°37′51″W / 41.3927°N 81.6308°W / 41.3927; -81.6308
Owned by Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad
Operated byCuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad
Line(s) Valley Railway
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Connections GCRTA wordmark logo.svg Aiga bus trans.svg 51C GCRTA wordmark logo.svg Aiga bus trans.svg 77F
Construction
Parking120+
Disabled accessYes
History
Openedc.2000s
Services
Preceding station Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad Following station
Terminus National Park Scenic Peninsula
Explorer Canal Exploration Center

Rockside [1] is a Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad train station in Independence, Ohio. It is located on the south side of Rockside Road in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. The station was constructed by the National Park Service in the early 2000s. [2]

Rockside is the only Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad station with platform signage Rockside Station (2).jpg
Rockside is the only Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad station with platform signage

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References

  1. "Stations list". Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railway. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  2. "Rockside Station". National Park Service. Retrieved 9 May 2021.