Triskett (RTA Rapid Transit station)

Infobox Station
name=Triskett
type=RTA rapid transit station

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address=14510 Lorain Road
Cleveland, Ohio 44107
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line=rail color box|system=GCRTA|line=Red
other=Bus # 43 (Lake–Wolf)
Bus # 46 (Rocky River–Westlake)
Bus # 49 (Center Ridge)
Bus # 70 (Bunts–West 150)
Bus # 75X (North Olmsted)
Community Circulator # 804
(Lakewood)
structure=At-grade
platform=Island platform
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parking=669 free parking places [2007 Park-and-Ride Inventory/Survey, [http://www.noaca.org/06transitguide.pdf NOACA 2006 Transit Network Guide] , June 2007, p. 29.]
plus 8 handicapped places
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opened=November 15, 1958
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rebuilt=November 15, 2000
ADA=Yes
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Triskett is a station on the RTA Red Line in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. It is located off Triskett Road between West 139th Street and Berea Road. The station includes a large parking lot accessible from Triskett Road. Northwest of the parking lot is the Triskett bus garage, and the station is also accessible from Lakewood Heights Boulevard by driving past the Triskett garage. Despite the fact Interstate 90 passes directly over the Triskett garage, the station is not readily accessible from the freeway. To reach the station from Interstate 90, drivers must exit at West 140th Street, drive south to Triskett Road, east on Triskett Road, and then north on the access road to the station.

The station headhouse is located on the eastern side of the parking lot adjacent to the tracks and includes a bus loading area. The headhouse is connected to the platform by a bridge extending over the westbound track.

Notable places nearby

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History

The CTS Rapid Transit opened in 1955, but the line was not extended to Triskett station until 1958. The station opened on November 15, 1958, and the adjacent Triskett bus garage was opened at the same time. [cite web
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title = About RTA: History of Public Transit in Greater Cleveland
work = RTA Website
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accessdate = 2007-06-03] As originally constructed the station lobby building was connected to the platform by a tunnel running under the westbound tracks.

In 1998, construction on a new renovated station began. [cite news
last = McIntyre
first = Michael K.
coauthors =
title = RTA begins rebuilding Triskett Rd. rapid stop
work =
pages = 10B
language =
publisher = The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer
date = September 16, 1998
url = http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:CPDB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0F80D08418D3BA88&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated4&req_dat=0D1C2ED46ABD2E15
accessdate = 2007-06-02 ] As part of the reconstruction, a new bridge was constructed to connect the station house and the platform, replacing the tunnel. The visibility provided by the bridge enhanced station security. On November 30, 2000, a grand opening celebration was held at the new $8.4 million station.cite press release
title = RTA's Triskett Station dedicated New station attractive and ADA-compliant
publisher = Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
date = November 30, 2000
url = http://www.riderta.com/nu_newsroom_releases.asp?listingid=97
accessdate = 2007-06-10 ] (The station had opened five days earlier.)

Artwork

The station includes holographic glass panels on the bridge and windscreens on the platform created by artist Michael Hayden.

References

External links

* [http://www.riderta.com/rapidtransit_loc_trisk.asp Triskett Rapid Station page from RTA Website]