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Akron Northside
General information
Location27 Ridge Street
Akron, Ohio 44308
Coordinates41°05′22″N 81°30′54″W / 41.0895°N 81.5150°W / 41.0895; -81.5150
Owned byCuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad
Operated byCuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad
Line(s)Valley Railway
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1880 (Valley Line)
1977 (CVSR)
Previous namesAkron (Howard Street)
Services
Preceding station Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad Following station
Peninsulatowards Rockside National Park Scenic Terminus
Botzumtowards Rockside Explorer
Former services
Preceding station Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad Following station
Big Bendtowards Rockside National Park Scenic Canton Lincoln Highway(2003–2012)Terminus
Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station
Peninsulatoward Cleveland Cleveland – Akron – Wheeling1940s–1962 Akron–Uniontoward Wheeling
Old Portagetoward Cleveland
Botzumtoward Cleveland Cleveland – Akron – Valley JunctionUntil 1940s Akron Junctiontoward Valley Junction

Akron Northside is a Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad train station in Akron, Ohio. It is located adjacent to Ridge Street near Howard Street. It is the southern terminus of the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad.

History

A crowd waiting to board a train pulled by Nickel Plate 765

This location was previously served by the Howard Street station of the Valley Railway (which was acquired by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad starting in 1890). Trains began stopping here in 1880. By 1948, the station was served by the Cleveland Night Express, Shenandoah, and Washington Night Express.

Cuyahoa Valley Line (later renamed the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad) excursion trains began operating here in 1977.

References

  1. "Stations list". Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad.
  2. Sanders, Craig (2007). Akron Railroads. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 11, 16, 28, 29. ISBN 978-0738541419.
  3. "In Running Order". The Summit County Beacon. February 4, 1880. Retrieved May 7, 2021. Free access icon
  4. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad System Time Tables (PDF). July 18, 1948. pp. 22, 23. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  5. "Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad". American Rails. Retrieved May 9, 2021.


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