Puritas–West 150th station
Puritas–West 150th station 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.
Puritas–West 150th station house
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Red Line (RTA Rapid Transit)
The Red Line is a rapid transit line of the RTA Rapid Transit system in Cleveland, Ohio, running from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport northeast to Tower City in downtown Cleveland, then east and northeast to Windermere. 2.6 miles (4.2 km) of track, including two stations, are shared with the light rail Blue and Green Lines; the stations have high platforms for the Red Line and low platforms for the Blue and Green Lines. The whole Red Line is built next to former freight railroads. It follows former intercity passenger rail as well, using the pre-1930 right-of-way of the New York Central from Brookpark to West 117th, the Nickel Plate from West 98th to West 65th, and the post-1930 NYC right-of-way from West 25th to Windermere. The Red Line uses overhead lines and pantographs to draw power and trains operate using one-person operation. In 2023, the line had a ridership of 3,469,100, or about 10,800 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023.
A Red Line train at Hopkins Airport
A Red Line train crossing the Union Terminal viaduct
Red Line cars at the West Park station in 1968