Puritas–West 150th station

Puritas
Puritas
	Puritas–West 150th station house
General information
Location	4200 West 150th Street; Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates	41°26′28″N 81°48′21″W / 41.44111°N 81.80583°W
Owned by	Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Line(s)	Red Line (Cleveland)
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	RTA: 78
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	558 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Racks
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Website	riderta.com/facilities/puritas
History
Opened	November 15, 1968; 55 years ago
Rebuilt	2011
Original company	Cleveland Transit System
Services
Location
Location

Puritas–West 150th station (signed as Puritas) is a station on the RTA Red Line in Cleveland, Ohio. It is located at off West 150th Street just north of Interstate 71. The entrance to the station parking lot is off exit/entrance ramp to Interstate 71. There is also an entrance from West 154th Street, connecting the station directly to Puritas Avenue.

History

The station opened with the extension of the CTS Rapid Transit to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport on November 15, 1968. As originally constructed, the headhouse on the northwest side of the parking lot included an escalator to a tunnel leading under the Norfolk Southern (formerly New York Central Railroad) tracks and the eastbound Red Line tracks to a second escalator connecting the platform. The tunnel also extended under the westbound Red Line tracks to another station entrance on a cul-de-sac at the eastern end of Valleyview Avenue.

In 2009, groundbreaking occurred for a renovation of the station, which was completed in May 2011. The new station includes a completely rebuilt headhouse built on the site of the former headhouse as well as a replacement entrance on Valleyview Avenue. The former tunnel was replaced with a bridge over the tracks and public art was installed in parts of the station. To make the station accessible compliant, three elevators, one at each entrance, and one connecting the bridge to the platform, were installed. In addition, the station now includes designated overnight parking.^[4]