Lynnfield station

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

Lynnfield
light rail station
Lynnfield station in 2018
Location	18801 Van Aken Boulevard, Shaker Heights, Ohio
Coordinates	41°28′0″N 81°32′46″W
Owned by	Greater Cleveland RTA
Line(s)	Van Aken Boulevard
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	147 short term, 10 long term[1]
Other information
Website	Lynnfield Rapid Station
History
Opened	April 11, 1920
Rebuilt	October 30, 1981
Original company	Cleveland Railway
Services
Preceding station Rapid Transit Following station Kenmore toward Tower City Blue Line Farnsleigh toward Warrensville–Van Aken

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.[2] 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] 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.[4] 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

A train of two PCC cars stops at Lynnfield station with its unenclosed outdoor shelter in the 1970s.

The station comprises two side platforms east of the intersection, with 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.

Side platform
Westbound	←      Blue Line toward Tower City (Kenmore)
Eastbound	→      Blue Line toward Warrensville–Van Aken (Farnsleigh) →
Side platform

References

1. 2007 Park-and-Ride Inventory/Survey, NOACA 2007 Transit Network Guide, August 2008, p. 30.
2. Toman, James (1990). The Shaker Heights Rapid Transit. Glendale, Calif.: Interurban Press. p. 22. ISBN 0-916374-95-5.
3. Toman (1990). p. 41.
4. Toman (1990). p. 111.

External links

Media related to Lynnfield station at Wikimedia Commons