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Brookpark
Brookpark station house with platform in upper right
General information
Location	18010 Brookpark Road Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates	41°25′10″N 81°49′26″W / 41.41944°N 81.82389°W / 41.41944; -81.82389
Owned by	Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Line(s)	NS Chicago Line NS Cloggsville Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	RTA: 54, 78, 86
Construction
Structure type	Embankment
Parking	1,283 spaces (east), 322 spaces (west)
Bicycle facilities	Racks
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Website	riderta.com/facilities/brookpark
History
Opened	April 20, 1969; 55 years ago (1969-04-20)
Rebuilt	2017
Original company	Cleveland Transit System
Services
Preceding station Rapid Transit Following station AirportTerminus Red Line Puritas–West 150thtoward Windermere
Location

Brookpark station is a station on the RTA Red Line located on the borders of Brook Park and Cleveland, Ohio, USA. It is located along Brookpark Road (Ohio State Route 17), west of the intersection of Henry Ford Boulevard (Ohio State Route 291) and east of the intersection of the Berea Freeway (Ohio State Route 237).

It is the westernmost station on the RTA Rapid Transit that includes free parking, and it is the second busiest station on the RTA Rapid Transit system, after Tower City.

History

The four-mile extension of the CTS Rapid Transit from West Park station to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport was opened in November 1968, but the Brookpark Station was not opened when this extension was opened. The station opened the following spring on April 20. The station lobby and parking lot were originally located on the northeast side of the tracks and connected to the platform by a tunnel extending under the eastbound track and the adjacent tracks of Norfolk Southern.

In 2000, RTA announced plans for a $7.5 million renovation of the station, similar to other Red Line stations that have been or are being rebuilt. The plans called for closing the present station and building a temporary station on the other side of the tracks. The temporary station was erected, and the old station closed, but further plans for a new station were sidetracked.

In 2005, the RTA Board approved a letter of intent to build a permanent station as a part of a larger transit-oriented development, which includes hotels, restaurants and other commercial venues. The agreement provided for the completion of the new station in three years, but due to the poor economy, this development has not yet been realized.

In March 2011, the early stages of a design for the renovation of the station were approved and in October 2011, RTA announced that the agency had received federal funds to repave the parking lot and bus station pavement.

A $1.2 million federal stimulus grant paid for a completely new station. The upgrades included rebuilt entrances, a new platform, a new tunnel under the tracks to remove the grade crossing, better lighting, landscaping and sidewalk improvements, better waiting areas, and improvements to the parking area to improve car and pedestrian mobility. The new eastern entrance and rail platform opened to the public on April 10, 2017.

Station layout

Brookpark has a single island platform for the Red Line. At the south end of the platform is an enclosed waiting area and a staircase and elevator. The island platform is accessed by a tunnel underneath the tracks, connecting it to both the eastern and western parking lots on either side of the station. All buses serving Brookpark stop at the bus bay on the eastern side of the station.

Notable places nearby

• Cleveland Engine

References

1. "Red Line Schedule" (PDF). Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. December 11, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
2. "NOACA 2007 Transit Network Guide, Park-and-Ride Inventory/Survey". Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency. August 2008. p. 30.
3. ^ "Brookpark Rapid Station". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
4. ^ "RTA Board approves letter of intent for work at Brookpark Rapid Station" (Press release). Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. March 1, 2005. Retrieved June 3, 2007.
5. "About RTA: History of Public Transit in Greater Cleveland". RTA Website. Archived from the original on June 23, 2007. Retrieved June 3, 2007.
6. "Renovation planned for Brook Park station" (Press release). Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. March 1, 2000. Retrieved June 3, 2007.
7. "Planning & Development: Major Projects – Brookpark". RTA Website. Archived from the original on July 7, 2009. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
8. Baka, Ken (October 30, 2011). "Brookpark rapid station in Brook Park, Cleveland to get federal money for parking lot". Sun News. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
9. "Brookpark Rapid Station". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved January 5, 2016.

External links

Media related to Brookpark station at Wikimedia Commons

• Brookpark Rapid Station (GCRTA)

• Red Line (RTA Rapid Transit)
• Railway stations in the United States opened in 1969
• 1969 establishments in Ohio