Blue Line (RTA Rapid Transit)

Blue Line
Blue Line train departing Tower City station
Overview
Owner	1920–1930: Cleveland Interurban Railroad 1930–1935: Metropolitan Utilities 1935–1944: Union Properties (47%), Guardian Savings and Trust (33%) and Cleveland Trust (20%) 1944–1975: City of Shaker Heights 1975–present: Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Locale	Cleveland and Shaker Heights, Ohio
Termini	Tower City Warrensville–Van Aken
Stations	18
Service
Type	Light rail/Tram
System	RTA Rapid Transit
Operator(s)	1920–1930: Cleveland Railway 1930–1944: Cleveland Interurban Railroad 1944–1975: City of Shaker Heights 1975–present: Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
History
Opened	April 11, 1920[1]
Technical
Line length	9.2 mi (14.8 km)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line, 600 V DC[2]
Route map Blue Line highlighted in blue Show interactive map Legend  Waterfront  to South Harbor  Red  to Airport Tower City Lake Erie District Tri-C–Campus District East 55th Lake Erie District  Red  to Windermere East 79th Cleveland Line Cleveland Short Line Subdivision Buckeye–Woodhill SR 87 Shaker Boulevard East 116th–St. Luke's Shaker Square  Green  to Green Road Drexmore South Woodland Cleveland Shaker Heights Southington Onaway Ashby Lee–Van Aken Avalon Kenmore Lynnfield Farnsleigh Farnsleigh Road Warrensville–Van Aken This diagram: view talk edit Show diagram map

The Blue Line (formerly known as the Moreland Line and the Van Aken Line) is a light rail line of the RTA Rapid Transit system in Cleveland and Shaker Heights, Ohio, running from Tower City Center downtown, then east and southeast to Warrensville Center Blvd near Chagrin Blvd. 2.6 miles (4.2 km) of track, including two stations (Tri-C–Campus District and East 55th), are shared with the rapid transit Red Line, the stations have low platforms for the Blue Line and high platforms for the Red Line. The Blue Line shares the right-of-way with the Green Line in Cleveland, and splits off after passing through Shaker Square. All RTA light rail lines use overhead lines and pantographs to draw power.