79th (CTA station)
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| Address |
15 West 79th Street Chicago, Illinois 60620 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°45′02″N 87°37′30″W / 41.750419°N 87.625112°W | ||||||||||
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| Connections | CTA bus | ||||||||||
| Structure type | Surface Level | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 Island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | September 28, 1969 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1977–80 (new entrance, elevator added), 2005–06 (renovation), 2013 (refurbished) | ||||||||||
| Accessible |
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| Owned by | Chicago Transit Authority | ||||||||||
| Formerly | 79th/State (Station Sign) | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2012) | 2,477,794  2.2% | ||||||||||
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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.
Station layout
| G | Street level | Entrance/Exit, station house |
| P Platform level |
Northbound | ← Red Line toward Howard (69th) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Southbound | → Red Line toward 95th/Dan Ryan (87th) → | |
Bus connections
- #24 Wentworth
- #29 State
- #75 74th-75th
- #79 79th (Owl Service)
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 79th (CTA). |
- Train schedule (PDF) at CTA official site
- 79th/Dan Ryan Station Page at Chicago-L.org
- 79th/Dan Ryan Station Page CTA official site
- 79th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
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