West 65th-Lorain (RTA Rapid Transit station)

W.65 - Lorain
Red Line  rapid transit station
Location	6200 Corona Court Cleveland, OH 44102
Coordinates	41°28′37″N 81°43′43″W / 41.47694°N 81.72861°W / 41.47694; -81.72861Coordinates: 41°28′37″N 81°43′43″W / 41.47694°N 81.72861°W / 41.47694; -81.72861
Owned by	Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Line(s)	Red Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	22 (Lorain Ave.) 45 (Ridge)
Construction
Structure type	Below grade
Parking	21 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	August 14, 1955
Rebuilt	September 21, 2004
Previous names	West 65th–Madison
Services
Preceding station   Rapid Transit   Following station West Boulevard–Cudell toward Airport Red Line West 25th–Ohio City toward Louis Stokes – Windermere
Location
West 65th–Lorain Location within Cleveland

Former Services 1955-1978
Services   Former services   Preceding station   Rapid Transit   Following station Detroit–West 98th toward Airport Airport-Windermere Line 1975-1978 Lorain–West 25th toward Windermere Cleveland Transit System Detroit–West 98th toward Airport CTS Rapid Transit 1955-1975 Lorain–West 25th toward Windermere

West 65th–Lorain is a station on the RTA Red Line in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. It is located between Lorain Avenue (Ohio State Route 10) and Madison Avenue at West 61st Street.

The station comprises a main headhouse having an entrance at the corner of West 61st Street and Lawn Avenue. The platform extends northwest from the main station house with an alternate entrance from Madison Avenue near West 65th Street. There are a limited number of parking spaces provided along West 61st Street between the station entrance and Lorain Avenue.

The present station opened in 2004 was constructed as a result of the Cleveland EcoVillage project as a catalyst for neighborhood development and to promote the use of environmentally-friendly transportation. The EcoVillage project, a partnership between the Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization and EcoCity Cleveland, promotes the development of homes and businesses that incorporate the latest environmental thinking and are expressly linked to transit—so EcoVillage residents can live, shop, and work within a in a compact neighborhood that gives people convenient access to transit options. The rapid transit station is intended to be the centerpiece for an urban neighborhood rebuilding with the environment in mind.

The station opened on August 14, 1955 when the west side portion of the CTS Rapid Transit began operation. Ridership dwindled by the 1990s, and RTA considered closing the station.

Instead, the EcoVillage project was formed and worked on a proposal to rebuild the station as part of a neighborhood renovation project. The new $4-million station opened on September 21, 2004. The cornerstone of a public-private partnership, EcoVillage is believed to be one of the first "green” rail stations in the country.