79th (CTA station)

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79th
File:79th cta red line.jpg
Location 15 West 79th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60620
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Platforms 1 Island platform
Tracks 2
Connections CTA bus
Construction
Structure type Surface Level
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened September 28, 1969
Rebuilt 1977–80 (new entrance, elevator added), 2005–06 (renovation), 2013 (refurbished)
Previous names 79th/State (Station Sign)
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 2,418,676[1]Increase 94.5%
Rank 17 out of 143[lower-alpha 1]
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
toward Howard
Red Line
Route map
Red Line
north to Howard
79th St.
Red Line
south to 95th/Dan Ryan

79th is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Dan Ryan branch of the Red Line. It was the first station on the Dan Ryan branch to feature an elevator for accessibility. The station's location is between the Greater Grand Crossing and Chatham neighborhoods.

79th was closed from May 2013 to October 2013 for the Red Line South Reconstruction Project.[2]

Bus connections

CTA

  • #24 Wentworth
  • #29 State
  • #75 74th-75th
  • #79 79th (Owl Service)

Notes and references

Notes

  1. Due to possible double-counting of physically-connected stations, the CTA's official 2014 tally of stations was 145, but for ridership purposes reported having only 143 stations.

References

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  2. http://www.transitchicago.com/dr-track/

External links


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