Warrensville – Van Aken is a station stop on the RTA light rail Blue Line in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA. It is the eastern terminus of the Blue Line.The station is located at the median of Van Aken Boulevard near the intersection of Warrensville Center Road, Chagrin Boulevard (U.S. Route 422), Van Aken Boulevard, and Northfield Road (Ohio State Route 8) in Shaker Heights.The station is 0.9 mile (1.4 km) south of Warrensville – Shaker station on the Green Line.Notable places nearby Thornton Park Van Aken Center Highland Park CemeteryHistoryThe station opened when the Van Aken line was extended east from Lynnfield Road. The extension opened on July 30, 1930 at the same time that trains began using Cleveland Union Terminal. The station originally included a car yard with a reverse U for turning the trains around. A passenger station building was constructed within the radius of reverse loop in 1932. However, because of the need to generate income, the building was never used as a passenger station but was leased for use as a Texaco service station. In 1948, the reverse U was replaced by a regular turnaround loop.
