West 3rd station

Rapid transit station in Cleveland

W. 3 St (Stadium)

Station platforms as seen from West 3rd Street

General information
Location| 200 West 3rd Street
Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates| 41°30′15″N 81°41′57″W﻿ / ﻿41.50417°N 81.69917°W﻿ / 41.50417; -81.69917
Owned by| Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Platforms| 2 side platforms
Tracks| 2
Construction
Structure type| At-grade
Parking| Paid parking nearby
Accessible|  Yes[1]
Other information
Website| riderta.com/facilities/w3
History
Opened| August 12, 1999; 25 years ago (1999-08-12)[2]
Services
| Preceding station  |  Rapid Transit | Following station

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Flats East Bank

toward Tower City

|  | Waterfront Line |  | Amtrak

toward South Harbor

Location

West 3rd station (signed as W. 3 St (Stadium)) is a station on the RTA Waterfront Line in Cleveland, Ohio. The station is located below and on the east side of West 3rd Street, after which the station is named. It is located just south of Cleveland Browns Stadium and has been designed to accommodate large event crowds.

## History

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Foundations for the station were put in place when the Waterfront Line was constructed, but the station did not open with the rest of the Waterfront Line on July 10, 1996, since Cleveland Municipal Stadium was being demolished and construction of Cleveland Browns Stadium had not yet begun. The $5 million station was built closer to the opening of the stadium and opened on August 12, 1999,[2] in time for the first home game.[3]

From 2013 to 2023, the platform was signed as West Third Street FirstEnergy Stadium to correspond with the renaming of Cleveland Browns Stadium to FirstEnergy Stadium. The stadium name reverted to Cleveland Browns Stadium on April 13, 2023.[4][5]

## Station layout

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The station has two side platforms, each with a mini-high platform which allow passengers with disabilities to access trains. At street level, the station has a glass enclosed station house with a fare booth (usually unattended) and an elevator and stairs leading down to the inbound side platform. Access to the outbound platform is by crossings that extend across both tracks at each end of the platform.

On the north side of the station there is also a 680-foot-long (210 m) ramp that is used exclusively after events. Passengers are asked to queue in different lines based on their destination to facilitate rapid loading of trains and attendants at booths located at the end of the ramp sell RTA tickets and inspect fares.

## Notable places nearby

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* Cleveland Browns Stadium
* Justice Center
* The Warehouse District
* Port of Cleveland
* Perry Monument
* Cuyahoga County Courthouse
* Justice Center Complex
* Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland
* Global Center for Health Innovation
* The Mall

## Gallery

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* Platform sign in 2018

* View of platforms from inside station house

* Artwork on stairway landing below lobby

* Station ramp in 2018

* Boarding queues with destination signs

* Entrance to station house from platform

## References

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1. ^ "W. 3 (Stadium) Rapid Station". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
2. ^ a b "History of public transit in Greater Cleveland". Cleveland, Ohio: Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
3. ^ "RTA's Game Plan". The Plain Dealer. August 13, 1999. pp. 1B. Retrieved May 6, 2007.
4. ^ "FirstEnergy and Cleveland Browns Mutually Agree to End Stadium Naming Rights Agreement". clevelandbrowns.com. Cleveland Browns. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
5. ^ Vadaj, Rachel. "Cleveland Browns home no longer named FirstEnergy Stadium". 19 News – WOIO. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

## External links

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Media related to West 3rd station at Wikimedia Commons

* W. 3 (Stadium) Rapid Station (GCRTA)

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