Courtland station is a
stop on the RTA
light rail Green Line
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in
Shaker Heights, Ohio, located in the median of Shaker Boulevard (
Ohio State Route 87) at its intersection with Courtland Boulevard, after which the station is named.
History
The station opened on May 20, 1915, when rail service on what is now Shaker Boulevard was extended from Fontenay Road east to Courtland Boulevard.
The extension included a wye extending southward on Courtland Boulevard to South Woodland Road to the entrance of the Shaker Heights
Country Club. The new country club, which opened ten days later, was essentially a relocation of the Euclid Country Club, which was displaced from its location at the top of Cedar Glen Parkway when the Euclid Heights
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was developed. The rail line was built by Cleveland Interurban Railroad and initially operated by the
Cleveland Railway.
In 1923, a station building with a passenger
waiting room was constructed in the Shaker Boulevard
median
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northeast of the Courtland Boulevard intersection. The building, costing , was similar to, but smaller than, the building built at the same time and still standing at
Lynnfield Road, which was then the end of the Van Aken line.
The building also housed tobacco and newspaper stands with newspapers delivered to the station by rapid transit.
Also in 1923, most of the wye along Courtland Boulevard was abandoned, as the country club was generating little ridership.
A short
wye
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at Shaker Boulevard was retained to turn the cars around. In 1928, the line was extended east along Shaker Boulevard to Warrensville Center Road.
The station building received little use after the line was extended, and it was too small for other uses. Finally, the upkeep on the station was deemed too expensive so the station building was razed on October 15, 1967.
There is no trace of the building today.
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.
Station layout
The station has two narrow
side platforms, split across the intersection with Courtland Boulevard. Westbound trains stop at a platform with a small shelter east of the intersection before crossing Courtland. Eastbound trains stop at a platform west of the intersection before crossing. The station does not have ramps to allow passengers with disabilities to access trains.
Notable places nearby
*
Hathaway Brown School
*Shaker Heights Country Club
References
External links
Courtland Rapid Station (GCRTA)
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Green Line (RTA Rapid Transit)
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1915
1915 establishments in Ohio