West 25th – Ohio City (RTA Rapid Transit Station)
History
The station opened on August 14, 1955, when the west side portion of the CTS Rapid Transit began operation.
When RTA began a program of rebuilding stations, including making them accessible compliant, West 25th Station was the first station renovated. 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. This two-mile (3.2 km) paved trail, part of the Cleveland Metroparks system, connects the Centennial Lake Link Trail, West 25th–Ohio City station and West 65th–Lorain station.
Station layout
G | Street level | Entrance/exit, station house, buses, parking |
P Platform level |
Westbound | ← Red Line toward Airport (West 65th–Lorain) |
Island platform , doors open on the left | ||
Eastbound | Red Line toward Windermere (Tower City) → | |
Red Line Greenway |
Abandoned trackbed |
Artwork
The 1992 station renovation included an art installation by Cleveland artist Don Harvey.
Notable places nearby
Gallery
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West 25th–Ohio City station entrance
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Walkway into West 25th–Ohio City station house
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Interior of West 25th–Ohio City station house
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West 25th–Ohio City station sign
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West 25th–Ohio City station platform
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Rapid tracks adjacent to abandoned railroad right-of-way for Cleveland Union Terminal
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West 25th–Ohio City station house as seen from the Red Line Greenway
References
- ^ "Red Line Schedule" (PDF). Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. December 11, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ "W. 25 – Ohio City Rapid Station". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ "About RTA: History of Public Transit in Greater Cleveland". RTA Website. Retrieved June 12, 2007.
- ^ Lawless, James (July 29, 1991). "RTA plans glass 'showpiece' station". The Plain Dealer. pp. 2B. Retrieved June 2, 2007.
- ^ "Re-Connecting Cleveland TIGER Grant Project, Red Line Greenway". Cleveland Metroparks. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ "Red Line Greenway". Cleveland Metroparks.
- ^ Litt, Steven (December 30, 1993). "A rapid dress-up stations starting to sport art in $940,000 project". The Plain Dealer. pp. 5D. Retrieved June 2, 2007.
External links
Media related to West 25th–Ohio City station at Wikimedia Commons