Onaway (RTA Rapid Transit station)

Onaway
RTA light rail station
Onaway Station from the westbound platform
Location	3250 Van Aken Boulevard Shaker Heights, Ohio 44120
Coordinates	41°28′19″N 81°34′36″W / 41.47194°N 81.57667°WCoordinates: 41°28′19″N 81°34′36″W / 41.47194°N 81.57667°W
Owned by	Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Line(s)	Blue Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	30 spaces[1]
History
Opened	April 11, 1920
Rebuilt	October 30, 1981
Services
Preceding station   Rapid Transit   Following station Southington toward South Harbor Blue Line Ashby toward Warrensville–Van Aken

Onaway is a station stop on the RTA Blue Line in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. It is located at the intersection of Onaway Road and Van Aken Boulevard in Shaker Heights.

The station comprises two side platforms, the westbound platform southeast of the intersection, and the eastbound platform northwest of the intersection, with a small shelter on the eastboard platform and two small shelters on the westbound platform. Diagonal parking is provided off westbound Van Aken Boulevard adjacent to the westbound platform.

History

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 Lynnfield Road to Shaker Square and then to East 34th Street and via surface streets to downtown.^[2]

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.^[3]

References

1. "Onaway Rapid Station". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. October 15, 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
2. Toman, James (1990). The Shaker Heights Rapid Transit. Glendale, Calif.: Interurban Press. p. 22. ISBN 0-916374-95-5.
3. Toman (1990). p. 111.

External links

• Onaway Rapid Station page from RTA Website
• Station from Onaway Road from Google Maps Street View