East 79th (RTA Blue and Green Line Rapid Transit station)

E. 79th Street

Blue Line Green Line light rail station

Location

2870 East 79th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44104

Coordinates

41°28′50″N 81°38′00″W / 41.48056°N 81.63333°WCoordinates: 41°28′50″N 81°38′00″W / 41.48056°N 81.63333°W

Owned by

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority

Line(s)

RTA Rapid Transit

Blue Line

Green Line

Platforms

2 side platforms

Tracks

Connections

2 (Weekdays)

History

Opened

April 11, 1920^[1]

Rebuilt

October 30, 1981^[2]

Services

Preceding station		Rapid Transit		Following station
East 55th toward South Harbor		Blue Line		Buckeye – Woodhill toward Warrensville – Van Aken or Green Road
East 55th toward South Harbor		Green Line

Location

East 79th (Blue & Green)

Location within Cleveland

Former Services
1920-1978

Services

Preceding station		Rapid Transit	Following station
	Former services
East 55th toward Public Square		Van Aken Line 1975-1978	Woodhill toward Warrensville or Green
East 55th toward Public Square		Shaker Line 1975-1978	Woodhill toward Warrensville or Green
Shaker Heights Rapid Transit
East 55th toward Downtown Terminal		Van Aken Line 1944-1975	Woodhill toward Warrensville or Green
East 55th toward Downtown Terminal		Shaker Line 1944-1975	Woodhill toward Warrensville or Green
Cleveland Interurban Railroad
East 55th toward Union Terminal		Moreland Division 1920-1944	Woodhill toward Warrensville or Green
East 55th toward Union Terminal		Shaker Division 1920-1944	Woodhill toward Warrensville or Green

East 79th Rapid Station is a station on the RTA Blue and Green Lines in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. It is located on East 79th Street south of Holton Avenue.

The station bears the same name as the East 79th station on the Red Line. The Red Line station is located 0.4 miles (0.64 km) to the north.

History

The station opened on April 11, 1920 when service commenced on the line west of Shaker Square to East 34th Street and via surface streets to downtown.^[1]

The worst accident in the history of the RTA Rapid Transit occurred just east of the station. On July 8, 1977, two cars collided head-on during single track operation. The accident occurred at the bridge over East 92nd Street. Both operators and 60 passengers were injured, and both cars were a total loss.^[3]

In 1980 and 1981, the trunk line of the Green and Blue Lines from East 55th Street to Shaker Square was completely renovated with new track, ballast, poles and wiring, and new stations were built along the line. The renovated line opened on October 30, 1981.^[2]

Nearby destinations

Kinsman neighborhood

References

1 2 Toman, James (1990). The Shaker Heights Rapid Transit. Glendale, California: Interurban Press. p. 22. ISBN 0-916374-95-5.
1 2 Toman (1990). p. 115.
↑ Toman (1990). pp. 100–102.

External links

RTA Rapid Transit stations
Blue Line	South Harbor North Coast Amtrak West 3rd Flats East Bank Settlers Landing Tower City–Public Square East 34th – Campus East 55th East 79th (Blue-Green) Buckeye–Woodhill East 116th Shaker Square Drexmore South Woodland Southington (Blue) Onaway Ashby Van Aken–Lee Avalon Kenmore Lynnfield Farnsleigh Warrensville–Van Aken
Green Line	South Harbor North Coast Amtrak West 3rd Flats East Bank Settlers Landing Tower City–Public Square East 34th – Campus East 55th East 79th (Blue-Green) Buckeye–Woodhill East 116th Shaker Square Coventry Southington (Green) Nature Center at South Park Shaker–Lee Attleboro Eaton Courtland Warrensville–Shaker Belvoir West Green Green Road

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