Green Line (RTA Rapid Transit)

Green Line
The Green Line at Courtland Blvd. in Shaker Heights
Overview
Owner
LocaleCleveland and Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Termini
Stations18
Service
TypeLight rail/Tram
SystemRTA Rapid Transit
Operator(s)
History
OpenedDecember 17, 1913[1]
Technical
Line length9.75 mi (15.69 km)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line600 V DC[2]
Route map

 Red  to Airport
Tower City
Tri-C–Campus District
East 55th
East 79th
Buckeye–Woodhill
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SR 87
Shaker Boulevard
East 116th–St. Luke's
Shaker Square
Coventry
Southington
South Park
Lee–Shaker
Attleboro
Eaton
Courtland
Warrensville–Shaker
Belvoir
West Green
Green Road

The Green Line (formerly known as the Shaker 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 to Green Road near Beachwood. 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 Green Line and high platforms for the Red Line. The Green Line shares the right-of-way with the Blue Line in Cleveland, and splits off after passing through Shaker Square. All RTA light rail lines use overhead lines and pantographs to draw power.

  1. ^ "History of public transit in Greater Cleveland". Cleveland, Ohio: Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "Catalog of "Common Use" Rail Corridors" (PDF). Office of Research and Development, Federal Railroad Administration, United States Department of Transportation. April 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2008. Retrieved July 19, 2008.