Drexmore station

Drexmore is a station stop on the RTA Blue Line in Cleveland, Ohio. It is located at the intersection of Drexmore Road and Van Aken Boulevard.

Drexmore
light rail station
Drexmore station from the eastbound platform
Location	2770 Van Aken Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates	41°28′56″N 81°35′18″W
Owned by	Greater Cleveland RTA
Line(s)	Van Aken Boulevard
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	60 short term, 5 long term[1]
Other information
Website	Drexmore Rapid Station
History
Opened	January 1948
Rebuilt	October 30, 1981
Original company	Cleveland Railway
Services
Preceding station Rapid Transit Following station Shaker Square toward Tower City Blue Line South Woodland toward Warrensville–Van Aken

History

A three-car train of 1200-type cars stops at Drexmore station in 1956 as a PCC car approaches.

Service by the Cleveland Interurban Railroad began on Moreland (now Van Aken) Boulevard on April 11, 1920 from Lynnfield Road to Shaker Square and then to East 34th Street and via surface streets to downtown.[2] Ownership of the line passed to the City of Shaker Heights in 1944. In 1948, the City wanted to build a turnaround loop in the middle of Shaker Square. The Shaker Square merchants resisted, and eventually a compromise was worked out permitting the construction of the loop. In return, the City agreed to construct a new station at Drexmore Road serving the eastern end of the Shaker Square development (the Shaker Square station was on the western side of the Square). The new station opened in January 1948.[3]

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.[4]

Station layout

Drexmore station signage

The station comprises two offset side platforms in the center median of Van Aken Boulevard, with the westbound platform southeast of the intersection and the eastbound platform north of the intersection. Each platform has a small shelter and diagonal parking is available on both sides of Van Aken Boulevard adjacent to the westbound platform.

Side platform
Westbound	←      Blue Line toward Tower City (Shaker Square)
Eastbound	→      Blue Line toward Warrensville–Van Aken (South Woodland) →
Side platform

References

1. "Drexmore Rapid Station". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. October 15, 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
2. Toman, James (1990). The Shaker Heights Rapid Transit. Glendale, Calif.: Interurban Press. p. 22. ISBN 0-916374-95-5.
3. Toman (1990). p. 76.
4. Toman (1990). p. 111.

External links

Media related to Drexmore station at Wikimedia Commons