West 3rd (also known as West 3rd–Stadium and signed as West Third Street FirstEnergy Stadium) is a station on the RTA Waterfront Line in Cleveland, Ohio. The station is located on the east side of West 3rd Street and south of the westboard exit ramp of the Cleveland Memorial Shoreway. The station primarily serves as a destination for those going to Cleveland Browns football games and as an access for those leaving the games.

West Third Street
Rapid Transit station
General information
Location	200 West 3rd Street, Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates	41°30′15″N 81°41′57″W
Owned by	Greater Cleveland RTA
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Website	W. 3 (Stadium) Rapid Station
History
Opened	August 12, 1999[1]
Closed	October 26, 2020[2][3]
Suspended services
Preceding station Rapid Transit Following station Flats East Bank toward Tower City Waterfront Line Amtrak toward South Harbor

The station's main entrance is from the north platform on its west side from West 3rd Street. There is a small station lobby with an attendant booth (usually unattended) and an elevator and stairs leading down to the north side platform. There are also ramps on its north side from West 3rd Street and from Lerner Way adjacent to FirstEnergy Stadium. These ramps are usually closed except during Browns games, and there are multiple faregates to handle crowds using the station during the games. Access to the south platform is by crossings that extend across both tracks at each end of the south platform.

History

Foundations for the station were put in place when the Waterfront Line was constructed, but there was no station when the Waterfront Line opened on July 10, 1996, since Cleveland Municipal Stadium was being demolished and construction of FirstEnergy Stadium had not yet begun. The $5 million station was later completed and opened on August 12, 1999,[1] in time for the first home game.[4]

Station layout

G	Street level	Exit/entrance, access to FirstEnergy Stadium
P Platform level	Side platform
	Inbound	←      Waterfront Line toward Tower City (Flats East Bank)
	Outbound	←      Waterfront Line toward South Harbor (Amtrak) →
	Side platform
	Chicago Line	← Norfolk Southern Railway →
		←      Amtrak services do not stop here →
	Cleveland Line	← Norfolk Southern Railway →
		← Norfolk Southern Railway →

Notable places nearby

• FirstEnergy Stadium (formerly Cleveland Browns Stadium)
• Justice Center
• The Warehouse District
• Port of Cleveland
• Perry Monument
• Cuyahoga County Courthouse
• Justice Center Complex
• Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland
  • Cleveland Convention Center (demolished)
• Global Center for Health Innovation
• The Mall

Gallery

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  Platform sign
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  Old platform name before the FirstEnergy sponsorship
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  Waterfront line sign with station sign.
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  View of platforms from inside station lobby.
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  Artwork on stairway landing below lobby.
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  Station ramp
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  Abandoned booths
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  Station platform
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References

External links

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