West Boulevard–Cudell station

West Boulevard–Cudell station (signed as West Boulevard) is a station on the RTA Red Line in Cleveland, Ohio. The station is located on the north side of Detroit Avenue (U.S. Route 6 Alternate) at the intersection with West Boulevard in Cleveland's Cudell neighborhood.

West Boulevard
West Boulevard–Cudell station house
General information
Location	10120 Detroit Avenue Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates	41°28′49″N 81°45′11″W
Owned by	Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Line(s)	NS Lake Erie District
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	RTA: 18, 26, 26A[1]
Construction
Structure type	Below-grade
Parking	112 spaces[2]
Bicycle facilities	Racks[3]
Accessible	Yes[3]
Other information
Website	riderta.com/facilities/westblvdcudell
History
Opened	August 14, 1955; 69 years ago (1955-08-14)
Rebuilt	1999
Previous names	Detroit–West 98th
Original company	Cleveland Transit System
Services
Preceding station Rapid Transit Following station West 117th–Madison toward Airport Red Line West 65th–Lorain toward Windermere
Location

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 leads to a stairway to the platform below.

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.

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.^[4] The station was renamed “West Boulevard–Cudell” to reflect the Cudell neighborhood in which it is located.

Notable places nearby

• Cudell Commons
  • Shooting of Tamir Rice

Gallery

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References

1. "Red Line Schedule" (PDF). Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. December 11, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
2. "NOACA 2007 Transit Network Guide, Park-and-Ride Inventory/Survey". Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency. August 2008. p. 30.
3. "West Blvd. - Cudell Rapid Station". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
4. "About RTA: History of Public Transit in Greater Cleveland". RTA Website. Retrieved June 3, 2007.

External links

Media related to West Boulevard–Cudell station at Wikimedia Commons

• West Blvd. - Cudell Rapid Station (GCRTA)