Shaker Square Station is a station on the RTA Blue and Green Lines in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. It is the first station west of the junction of the Blue and Green Lines and thus serves as a transfer point between the two lines.The station is at street level on the western side of Shaker Square. It marks the dividing point between the line's grade-separated portion and its at-grade portion, with trains running on a grade separated right-of-way west of this station to Tower City and running at-grade along the medians of boulevards east of this station.Fares are collected on the train for passengers leaving the train westbound or boarding the train eastbound.There is no parking directly at the Shaker Square station, though there is parking in the area, and parking is also available at the Blue Line Drexmore station at the eastern edge of the Shaker Square development area.Notable places nearby Shaker Square—historic shopping center featuring restaurants and retail outlets.HistoryOn April 11, 1920, the predecessor of what is now the Blue Line began operation through Moreland Circle, then an empty traffic circle. The junction between the Shaker Boulevard line and the line along Van Aken (then named South Moreland) Boulevard was in the middle of Moreland Circle, Thus, the station stop was located on the western end of the circle.Development of Moreland Circle into Shaker Square began 1927, when construction started on the planned suburban shopping center. The circle was transformed into more of a square (actually an octagon), and the rail junction was moved about one-quarter mile to the east. Conductors on the train were instructed to begin call the stop “Shaker Square” as of August 29, 1928. The Shaker Square development was completed in 1929, but no provision was made for an extensive station facility at the location. The station consisted of small wooden shelters on the western side of the square.
