West Boulevard–Cudell (RTA Rapid Transit station)

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West Boulevard–Cudell

Station statistics

Address

10120 Detroit Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44102

Lines

RTA Rapid Transit

Red Line

Connections

Bus # 26 (Detroit)
Bus # 78 (West 98th–Puritas)
Bus # 81 (Tremont–Storer)

Platforms

Island platform

Parking

Yes

Other information

Opened

August 14, 1955

Rebuilt

April 1999

Accessible

Owned by

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority

West Boulevard-Cudell is a station on the RTA Red Line in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. The station is located on the north side of Detroit Avenue at the intersection with West Boulevard in Cleveland's Cudell–West Boulevard neighborhood.

The station comprises a parking lot off Detroit Avenue with a station lobby building on the north side of the parking lot. The tracks and platform are located below the parking lot level. An enclosed bridge from the station building over the eastbound track, and a stairway leads down to the platform.

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.

1 Nearby destinations
2 History
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Nearby destinations

Cudell Clock Tower in Cudell Park

[edit] 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.^[1] The station was renamed “West Boulevard–Cudell” to reflect the Cudell neighborhood in which it is located.