Lee (RTA Van Aken Line Rapid Transit station)

Lee - Van Aken
Blue Line  light rail station
The entrances to the Lee - Van Aken station platforms on the RTA Rapid Transit Blue Line
Location	3402 Lee Road Shaker Heights, Ohio 44120
Coordinates	41°27′59″N 81°33′55″W / 41.46639°N 81.56528°W / 41.46639; -81.56528Coordinates: 41°27′59″N 81°33′55″W / 41.46639°N 81.56528°W / 41.46639; -81.56528
Owned by	Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Line(s)	Blue Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	37 (Weekdays) 40
Construction
Structure type	Below grade
Parking	No adjacent parking
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	April 11, 1920
Rebuilt	1981, 2015
Services
Preceding station   Rapid Transit   Following station Ashby toward Tower City Blue Line Avalon toward Warrensville–Van Aken

Former Services 1920-1978
Services   Former services   Preceding station   Rapid Transit   Following station Ashby toward Public Square Van Aken Line 1975-1978 Avalon toward Warrensville Shaker Heights Rapid Transit Ashby toward Downtown Terminal Van Aken Line 1944-1975 Avalon toward Warrensville Cleveland Interurban Railroad Ashby toward Union Terminal Moreland Division 1920-1944 Avalon toward Warrensville

37 (Weekdays)

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

The station is located in a cut within the median of Van Aken Boulevard west of Lee Road. Concrete stairways with canopies and elevators lead from Lee Road down to two side platforms.

The station opened on April 11, 1920 with the initiation of rail service by the Cleveland Interurban Railroad on what is now Van Aken Boulevard from Lynnfield Road to Shaker Square and then to East 34th Street and via surface streets to downtown. The underpass at Lee Road was dictated by an existing creekbed at the site. It is the only grade separation on the Van Aken line.

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.