Puritas–West 150th station explained

Puritas
Style:RTA Rapid Transit
Address:4200 West 150th Street
Borough:Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates:41.4411°N -81.8058°W
Owned:Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Line:NS Chicago Line
Platform:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Connections: RTA: 78[1]
Structure:At-grade
Parking:558 spaces[2]
Bicycle:Racks[3]
Accessible: Yes
Rebuilt:2011
Original:Cleveland Transit System
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail-metro
Zoom:15
Location State:collapsed

Puritas–West 150th station (signed as Puritas) is a station on the RTA Red Line in Cleveland, Ohio. It is located at off West 150th Street just north of Interstate 71. The entrance to the station parking lot is off exit/entrance ramp to Interstate 71. There is also an entrance from West 154th Street, connecting the station directly to Puritas Avenue.

History

The station opened with the extension of the CTS Rapid Transit to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport on November 15, 1968. As originally constructed, the headhouse on the northwest side of the parking lot included an escalator to a tunnel leading under the Norfolk Southern (formerly New York Central Railroad) tracks and the eastbound Red Line tracks to a second escalator connecting the platform. The tunnel also extended under the westbound Red Line tracks to another station entrance on a cul-de-sac at the eastern end of Valleyview Avenue.

In 2009, groundbreaking occurred for a renovation of the station, which was completed in May 2011. The new station includes a completely rebuilt headhouse built on the site of the former headhouse as well as a replacement entrance on Valleyview Avenue. The former tunnel was replaced with a bridge over the tracks and public art was installed in parts of the station. To make the station accessible compliant, three elevators, one at each entrance, and one connecting the bridge to the platform, were installed. In addition, the station now includes designated overnight parking.[4]

Station layout

MMezzanineConnection between station house and platforms
P
Platform level
Westbound← toward
Eastbound toward
Chicago LineNS freight service, services do not stop here
← NS freight service, services do not stop here →
NS freight service, services do not stop here →
GStreet levelEntrance/exit, station house, buses, parking

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: December 11, 2022 . Red Line Schedule . May 8, 2023 . Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority.
  2. Web site: August 2008 . NOACA 2007 Transit Network Guide, Park-and-Ride Inventory/Survey . Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency . 30.
  3. Web site: Puritas – W 150 Rapid Station . May 8, 2023 . Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority.
  4. Web site: About RTA: History of Public Transit in Greater Cleveland . June 3, 2007 . Greater Cleveland RTA.