Green Line (RTA Rapid Transit)

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.

Green Line
The Green Line at Courtland Blvd. in Shaker Heights
Overview
Owner
  • 1913–1920: Cleveland & Youngstown Railroad
  • 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
LocaleCleveland and Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Termini
Stations18
Service
TypeLight rail/Tram
SystemRTA Rapid Transit
Operator(s)
  • 1913–1930: Cleveland Railway
  • 1930–1944: Cleveland Interurban Railroad
  • 1944–1975: City of Shaker Heights
  • 1975–present: Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
History
OpenedDecember 17, 1913
Technical
Line length9.75 mi (15.69 km)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line, 600 V DC
Route map

 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
Buckeye–Woodhill
SR 87
Shaker Boulevard
East 116th–St. Luke's
Shaker Square
 Blue  to Warrensville–Van Aken
Coventry
Cleveland
Shaker Heights
Southington
South Park
Lee–Shaker
Attleboro
Eaton
Courtland
Warrensville–Shaker
Belvoir
West Green
Green Road
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