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Avalon
Avalon station westbound platform in November 2019
General information
Location	17400 Van Aken Boulevard Shaker Heights, Ohio
Coordinates	41°28′0″N 81°33′33″W / 41.46667°N 81.55917°W / 41.46667; -81.55917
Owned by	City of Shaker Heights
Operated by	Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Line(s)	Van Aken Boulevard
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	95 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Racks
Accessible	No
Other information
Website	riderta.com/facilities/avalon
History
Opened	April 11, 1920; 104 years ago (1920-04-11)
Rebuilt	1981
Original company	Cleveland Railway
Services
Preceding station Rapid Transit Following station Lee–Van Akentoward Tower City Blue Line Kenmoretoward Warrensville–Van Aken
Location

Avalon station is a stop on the RTA Blue Line in Shaker Heights, Ohio, located in the median of Van Aken Boulevard at its intersection with Avalon Road, after which the station is named.

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.

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.

Station layout

The station comprises two side platforms in the center median of Van Aken Boulevard, split across the intersection with Avalon Road. The westbound platform is located east of the intersection, and the eastbound platform is west of the intersection. There is a small shelter on the westbound platform and two small shelters on the eastbound platform. Diagonal parking is provided on both sides of Van Aken Boulevard adjacent to the westbound platform and off westbound Van Aken adjacent to the eastbound platform. The station does not have ramps to allow passengers with disabilities to access trains.

References

1. "NOACA 2007 Transit Network Guide, Park-and-Ride Inventory/Survey". Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency. August 2008. p. 30.
2. ^ "Avalon Rapid Station". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
3. ^ Toman, Jim (1990). The Shaker Heights Rapid Transit. Glendale, Calif.: Interurban Press. ISBN 0-916374-95-5. OCLC 22733637.

External links

Media related to Avalon station (GCRTA) at Wikimedia Commons

• Avalon Rapid Station

• Blue Line (RTA Rapid Transit)
• Railway stations in the United States opened in 1920
• 1920 establishments in Ohio