West 117th – Madison (RTA Rapid Transit station)

West 117th–Madison Avenue
Highland Square
RTA rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address 11631 Madison Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44102
Lines
  Red Line
Connections 25 (Madison)
78 (West 117th-Puritas)
Structure At grade
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Parking 175 spaces[1]
Other information
Opened August 14, 1955
Rebuilt October 16, 2007
Accessible
Owned by Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Formerly West 117th–Madison
Services
Preceding station   RTA Rapid Transit   Following station
toward Airport
 Red Line
toward Windermere
Location

West 117th–Madison Avenue Highland Square is a station on the RTA Red Line in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. It is located on the border between Cleveland and Lakewood.

The station is located on the southeast corner of Madison Avenue and West 117th Street. The border between Cleveland and Lakewood runs down West 117th Street. As originally constructed, it included a bus loop adjacent to West 117th Street and a parking lot to the east. The station has undergone renovation and reconstruction, making it ADA accessible.

In 2006–2007, the station recently underwent rehabilitation, and the renovated station was opened on October 16, 2007.[2] Upon rededication, the name of the station was to be changed to Highland Square at West 117th Street,[3] but the West 117th–Madison name has been retained with Highland Square name attached. Highland Square refers to a neighborhood name used in the 19th century.

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History

The station was the original western terminus of the CTS Rapid Transit when the west side portion of the line opened on August 14, 1955. The line was extended 1.84 miles west to Triskett Station on November 15, 1958.[4]

In late 2005, RTA began rebuilding the station, which was expected to take two years.[5] After the $4.7-million renovation, the new station was dedicated on October 16, 2007.[2]

References

  1. ^ 2007 Park-and-Ride Inventory/Survey, NOACA 2006 Transit Network Guide, June 2007, p. 29.
  2. ^ a b "RTA opens new rapid station at W. 117th St." (Press release). Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. October 16, 2007. http://www.riderta.com/nu_newsroom_releases.asp?listingid=1102. Retrieved 2007-10-31. 
  3. ^ "New bus loop opens at West 117th Street Station" (Press release). Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. June 27, 2007. http://www.riderta.com/nu_newsroom_releases.asp?listingid=1060. Retrieved 2007-07-06. 
  4. ^ "About RTA: History of Public Transit in Greater Cleveland". RTA Website. http://www.gcrta.org/ar_RTAhistory.asp. Retrieved 2007-06-03. 
  5. ^ Exner, Rich (August 24, 2005). "RTA board green-lights red-brick renovation 2-year overhaul to cost $4.7 million". The Plain Dealer. p. B3. http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:CPDB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=10C3518A50D67490&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated4&req_dat=0D1C2ED46ABD2E15. Retrieved 2007-06-02. 

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