Brookpark (RTA Red Line Rapid Transit station)

Brookpark
Red Line  rapid transit station
Location	18010 Brookpark Road Brook Park, Ohio 44142
Coordinates	41°25′10″N 81°49′26″W / 41.41944°N 81.82389°W / 41.41944; -81.82389Coordinates: 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)	Red Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	22 (Lorain) Late Night Only 54 (Brookpark) Weekdays 78 (West 117th–Puritas) 86 (Rocky River Dr. - Berea)
Construction
Structure type	Embankment
Parking	1,283 spaces (east) 322 spaces (west)
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Website	Brookpark Rapid Station
History
Opened	April 20, 1969
Rebuilt	April 10, 2017
Services
Preceding station   Rapid Transit   Following station Airport Terminus Red Line Puritas–West 150th toward Louis Stokes–Windermere
Former services Preceding station   Rapid Transit   Following station Airport Terminus Airport-Windermere Line 1975-1978 Puritas toward Windermere Cleveland Transit System Airport Terminus CTS Rapid Transit 1969-1975 Puritas toward Windermere

Brookpark 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, after Tower City.

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.

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 CSX Transportation.

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 have been sidetracked.

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