West 25th–Ohio City station explained

W. 25–Ohio City
Style:RTA Rapid Transit
Address:2350 Lorain Avenue
Borough:Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates:41.4847°N -81.7011°W
Owned:Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Line:Cleveland Union Terminal
Platform:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Connections: RTA: 22, 25, 45, 51, 51A[1]
Structure:Below-grade
Bicycle:Racks[2]
Accessible: Yes
Rebuilt:1992
Former:Lorain–West 25th
Original:Cleveland Transit System
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail-metro
Zoom:15
Location State:collapsed

West 25th–Ohio City station is a station on the RTA Red Line in the Ohio City neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. It is located at the intersection of West 24th Street, Abbey Avenue and Lorain Avenue (Ohio State Route 10), diagonally across Lorain Avenue from the West Side Market.

History

The station opened on August 14, 1955, when the west side portion of the CTS Rapid Transit began operation.[3]

When RTA began a program of rebuilding stations, including making them accessible compliant, West 25th Station was the first station renovated.[4] The new $2.6 million station opened September 1992. The old utilitarian station was replaced with a station featuring a glass canopy with a bright red head house.

The Red Line Greenway opened alongside the station in 2021.[5] This 2miles paved trail, part of the Cleveland Metroparks system, connects the Centennial Lake Link Trail, West 25th–Ohio City station and West 65th–Lorain station.[6]

Station layout

GStreet levelEntrance/exit, station house, buses, parking
P
Platform level
Westbound← toward
Eastbound toward →
Red Line
Greenway
Abandoned trackbed

Artwork

The 1992 station renovation included an art installation by Cleveland artist Don Harvey.[7]

Notable places nearby

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: W. 25 – Ohio City Rapid Station . May 8, 2023 . Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority.
  3. Web site: About RTA: History of Public Transit in Greater Cleveland . June 12, 2007 . RTA Website.
  4. News: Lawless . James . July 29, 1991 . RTA plans glass 'showpiece' station . 2B . . June 2, 2007.
  5. Web site: Re-Connecting Cleveland TIGER Grant Project, Red Line Greenway . May 9, 2023 . Cleveland Metroparks.
  6. Web site: Red Line Greenway . Cleveland Metroparks.
  7. News: Litt . Steven . December 30, 1993 . A rapid dress-up stations starting to sport art in $940,000 project . 5D . . June 2, 2007.