Lynnfield (RTA Van Aken Line Rapid Transit station)

Lynnfield
Blue Line  light rail station
Lynnfield Station from near the eastbound platform
Location	18801 Van Aken Boulevard Shaker Heights, Ohio 44122
Coordinates	41°28′0″N 81°32′46″W / 41.46667°N 81.54611°W / 41.46667; -81.54611Coordinates: 41°28′0″N 81°32′46″W / 41.46667°N 81.54611°W / 41.46667; -81.54611
Owned by	Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Line(s)	Blue Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	147 short term, 10 long term
History
Opened	April 11, 1920
Rebuilt	October 30, 1981
Services
Preceding station   Rapid Transit   Following station Kenmore toward Tower City Blue Line Farnsleigh toward Warrensville–Van Aken

Former Services 1920-1978

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

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

The station comprises two side platforms east of the intersection, with a large station building an attached sheltered waiting area on the westbound platform. There are parking spaces along the median of Van Aken Boulevard on both sides just east of the 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 here to Shaker Square and then to East 34th Street and via surface streets to downtown. At the time, Lynnfield was the end of the line. In 1923 the station building was built at a cost of $17,926 to provide a waiting room for passengers. It also housed tobacco and newspaper stands. The newspapers were delivered to the station by rapid transit. The building included outside shelters on both sides.

After the line was extended to Warrensville Center Road in 1930, Lynnfield no longer functioned as the end of the line and the station building was not needed. The building was leased to a series of tenants.

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. The improvements at Lynnfield included renovating the original station building, providing benches in the waiting shelter, and enclosing the waiting shelter in glass.

A train of three 1200-type cars laying over at the Lynnfield station terminus shortly after the station house was constructed in the early 1920s.

A train of two PCC cars stops at Lynnfield station with its unenclosed outdoor shelter in the 1970s.