Coventry (RTA Green Line Rapid Transit station)

Coventry
Green Line  light rail station
Coventry Station from the eastbound platform
Location	14080 Shaker Boulevard Cleveland, Ohio 44120
Coordinates	41°29′0″N 81°35′5″W / 41.48333°N 81.58472°W / 41.48333; -81.58472Coordinates: 41°29′0″N 81°35′5″W / 41.48333°N 81.58472°W / 41.48333; -81.58472
Owned by	Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Line(s)	Green Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
History
Opened	December 17, 1913
Rebuilt	October 11, 1980
Services
Preceding station   Rapid Transit   Following station Shaker Square toward Tower City Green Line Southington toward Green Road

Former Services 1913-1978

Services   Former services   Preceding station   Rapid Transit   Following station Shaker Square toward Public Square Shaker Line 1975-1978 Southington toward Green Shaker Heights Rapid Transit Shaker Square toward Downtown Terminal Shaker Line 1944-1975 Southington toward Green Cleveland Interurban Railroad Shaker Square toward Union Terminal Shaker Division 1920-1944 Southington toward Green Cleveland & Youngstown Railroad through to Shaker Heights Trolley Line C&Y Railroad 1913-1920 Southington toward Courtland

Coventry is a station stop on the Greater Cleveland RTA Green Line in Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA. It is located at the intersection of Coventry Road and Shaker Boulevard (Ohio State Route 87) near the border between Cleveland and Shaker Heights.

The station comprises two side platforms west of the intersection. There is a relatively large Tudor-style station house on the westbound platform.

The station opened on December 17, 1913 with the initiation of rail service on what is now Shaker Boulevard. The rail line was in the nature of a streetcar line, and it ran from the existing tracks on Fairmount Boulevard, south on Coventry Road, and then east along the newly laid-out boulevard. At that time, there was no Shaker Boulevard west of Coventry, and Coventry did not extend south beyond Shaker, so the future Shaker Boulevard was simply an extension of Coventry. The line was built by Cleveland Interurban Railroad (CIRR) and initially operated by the Cleveland Railway, which operated the streetcar line on Fairmount Boulevard. Trains ran from the terminus at Fontenay Road, down Coventry Road, and then to downtown Cleveland using the Cleveland Railway tracks from Fairmount Boulevard.

In 1920, the line was extended west from Coventry Road along new right-of-way to East 34th Street where the trains resumed traveling on Cleveland Railway tracks to downtown Cleveland. Service on this new line began from Shaker Boulevard on April 16, 1920. The new line significantly reduced travel time to downtown as considerable street running was eliminated. However, at CIRR's request Cleveland Railway continued to operate shuttle service along Coventry Road from Fairmount Boulevard to Shaker Boulevard, and this service was subsidized by CIRR. A station house with a waiting room was constructed at Coventry Road and Shaker Boulevard to serve passengers making the connection. It was constructed by Standard Oil Company of Ohio at a cost of $17,500, and it included two gasoline pumps along westbound Shaker Boulevard. Sohio's construction price was applied against a long-term lease with CIRR