Farnsleigh station

Farnsleigh
Blue Line  light rail station
Farnsleigh Station from the westbound platform
Location	20100 Van Aken Boulevard Shaker Heights, Ohio 44122
Coordinates	41°28′0″N 81°32′23″W / 41.46667°N 81.53972°W / 41.46667; -81.53972Coordinates: 41°28′0″N 81°32′23″W / 41.46667°N 81.53972°W / 41.46667; -81.53972
Owned by	Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Line(s)	Blue Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	14 (Kinsman)
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	130 short term, 10 long term
Other information
Website	Farnsleigh Rapid Station
History
Opened	July 30, 1930
Rebuilt	October 30, 1981
Services
Preceding station   Rapid Transit   Following station Van Aken Boulevard Lynnfield toward Tower City Blue Line Warrensville–Van Aken Terminus
Former services Preceding station   Rapid Transit   Following station Kenmore toward Public Square Van Aken Line 1975-1978 Warrensville Terminus Shaker Heights Rapid Transit Kenmore toward Downtown Terminal Van Aken Line 1944-1975 Warrensville Terminus Cleveland Interurban Railroad Lynnfield toward Union Terminal Moreland Division 1930-1944 Warrensville Terminus

Farnsleigh is a station stop on the RTA Blue Line in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. It is located at the intersection of Farnsleigh Road and Van Aken Boulevard in Shaker Heights.

The station comprises two side platforms west of the intersection. There is parking along the median on both sides of Van Aken Boulevard adjacent to the station. There is also a large parking lot on the north side of Shaker Boulevard.

The station opened when the Van Aken line was extended east from Lynnfield Road. The extension used rail removed from Coventry Road between Shaker Boulevard and Fairmount Boulevard used to connect the Shaker line to the Cleveland streetcar system before 1920. The extension opened on July 30, 1930 at the same time that trains began using Cleveland Union Terminal.

In 1980 and 1981, the Green and Blue Lines were completely renovated with new track, ballast, poles and wiring, and new stations were built along the line. The renovated line along Van Aken Boulevard opened on October 30, 1981.