Cleveland’s Greyhound and Barons Bus operations are preparing to relocate next month from their longtime downtown terminal to a new station at the RTA Brookpark Rapid stop.
Why it matters: Built in the 1940s, the historic Greyhound terminal on Chester Avenue is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has long served as the city’s primary intercity bus hub.
- Come next month, local riders will have to venture 14 miles to a new station that’s … much less architecturally significant.
State of play: The relocation follows the sale of the Art Deco downtown station, which was purchased by Playhouse Square in 2024 after being sold to an investment firm the year before.
Catch up quick: In 2024, RTA approved a 10-year lease of nearly 2 acres of land at the Brookpark Rapid station to Barons, Greyhound’s local partner.
- The parcel is part of an RTA overflow parking lot, just north of Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.
The latest: Barons has completed construction of a 2,100-square-foot brick station that includes restrooms, ticketing space and a passenger waiting area…