Belvoir station

Belvoir station is a stop on the light rail Green Line of the RTA Rapid Transit in Shaker Heights, Ohio. It is located in the wide landscaped median of Shaker Boulevard (Ohio State Route 87) at the intersection of Belvoir Boulevard on the north side and Belvoir Oval on the south side.

Belvoir
Belvoir station platforms in October 2015
General information
Location21601 Shaker Boulevard
Shaker Heights, Ohio
Coordinates 41°28′43″N 81°31′39″W
Owned byGreater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Line(s)Shaker Boulevard
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Bicycle facilitiesRacks[1]
AccessibleNo[1]
Other information
Websiteriderta.com/facilities/belvoir
History
OpenedNovember 1, 1936[2]
Rebuilt1980
Original companyCleveland Interurban Railroad
Services
Preceding station Rapid Transit Following station
Warrensville–Shaker
toward Tower City
 Green Line West Green
toward Green Road

History
Belvoir station platform in 2022

The station opened in 1936 when the Cleveland Interurban Railroad, the predecessor of the Green Line, was extended one mile (1.6 km) east from Warrensville–Shaker station to Green Road station.[3]: 61  This extension was also originally a single track, and a second track was added to the extension in 1942 when increased ridership during World War II made single-track operation no longer feasible.[3]: 65 

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 Shaker Boulevard opened on October 11, 1980.[3]: 111 

Station layout

The station comprises two side platforms located below street level. There is a small shelter on the westbound platform. Sloping sidewalks extend down to the station from each side of Shaker Boulevard. Belvoir Boulevard proper does not cross Shaker Boulevard, but these sidewalks provide pedestrian access.

Side platform, doors open on the right
Westbound ←      Green Line toward Tower City (Warrensville–Shaker)
Eastbound →      Green Line toward Green Road (West Green) →
Side platform, doors open on the right

Notable places nearby

References
  1. "Belvoir Rapid Station". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  2. "New Rapid Service Set". Cleveland Plain Dealer. 27 October 1936. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  3. Toman, Jim (1990). The Shaker Heights Rapid Transit. Glendale, Calif.: Interurban Press. ISBN 0-916374-95-5. OCLC 22733637.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

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