West 3rd station

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W. 3 St (Stadium)
West 3rd station.jpg
West 3rd station platforms as seen from West 3rd Street
General information
Location200 West 3rd Street
Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates 41°30′15″N81°41′57″W / 41.50417°N 81.69917°W / 41.50417; -81.69917
Owned by Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingPaid parking nearby
Accessible Alternative Handicapped Accessible sign.svg Yes [1]
Other information
Website riderta.com/facilities/w3
History
OpenedAugust 12, 1999;24 years ago (1999-08-12) [2]
Services
Preceding station GCRTA wordmark logo.svg Rapid Transit Following station
Amtrak
toward South Harbor
Waterfront Line Flats East Bank
toward Tower City

West 3rd station (signed as W. 3 St (Stadium)) is a station on the RTA Waterfront Line in Cleveland, Ohio. The station is located below and on the east side of West 3rd Street, after which the station is named. It is located just south of Cleveland Browns Stadium and has been designed to accommodate large event crowds.

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History

Foundations for the station were put in place when the Waterfront Line was constructed, but the station did not open with the rest of the Waterfront Line on July 10, 1996, since Cleveland Municipal Stadium was being demolished and construction of Cleveland Browns Stadium had not yet begun. The $5 million station was built closer to the opening of the stadium and opened on August 12, 1999, [2] in time for the first home game. [3]

From 2013 to 2023, the platform was signed as West Third Street FirstEnergy Stadium to correspond with the renaming of Cleveland Browns Stadium to FirstEnergy Stadium. The stadium name reverted to Cleveland Browns Stadium on April 13, 2023. [4] [5]

Station layout

The station has two side platforms, each with a mini-high platform which allow passengers with disabilities to access trains. At street level, the station has a glass enclosed station house with a fare booth (usually unattended) and an elevator and stairs leading down to the inbound side platform. Access to the outbound platform is by crossings that extend across both tracks at each end of the platform.

On the north side of the station there is also a 680-foot-long (210 m) ramp that is used exclusively after events. Passengers are asked to queue in different lines based on their destination to facilitate rapid loading of trains and attendants at booths located at the end of the ramp sell RTA tickets and inspect fares.

GStreet levelEntrance/exit, station house, fare booth, Cleveland Browns Stadium
RampFare booths, boarding queues
P
Platform level
Side platform Alternative Handicapped Accessible sign.svg ; doors open on the right
Westbound      Waterfront Line toward Tower City (Flats East Bank)
Eastbound      Waterfront Line toward South Harbor (Amtrak)
Side platform Alternative Handicapped Accessible sign.svg ; doors open on the right
Chicago Line NS freight service →
← NS freight service;       Amtrak services do not stop here →
Cleveland Line ← NS freight service →
← NS freight service →

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References

  1. "W. 3 (Stadium) Rapid Station". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority . Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "History of public transit in Greater Cleveland". Cleveland, Ohio: Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  3. "RTA's Game Plan". The Plain Dealer. August 13, 1999. pp. 1B. Retrieved May 6, 2007.
  4. "FirstEnergy and Cleveland Browns Mutually Agree to End Stadium Naming Rights Agreement". clevelandbrowns.com. Cleveland Browns. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  5. Vadaj, Rachel. "Cleveland Browns home no longer named FirstEnergy Stadium". 19 News – WOIO. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

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