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79th station

Coordinates:41°45′02″N87°37′30″W/ 41.750419°N 87.625112°W/41.750419; -87.625112
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79th
7900S
0E/0W
Chicago 'L'rapid transitstation
General information
Location15 West 79th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60620
Coordinates41°45′02″N87°37′30″W/ 41.750419°N 87.625112°W/41.750419; -87.625112
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Dan Ryan Branch
Platforms1Island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsCTAbus
Construction
Structure typeExpressway median
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedSeptember 28, 1969
Rebuilt1977–80 (new entrance, elevator added)
2005–06 (renovation)
2013 (refurbished)
Previous names79th/State (station sign)
Passengers
2022874,011[1]Increase6.4%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
69th
towardHoward
Red Line 87th
Location
Map

79this astationon theChicago Transit Authority's'L' system,serving the Dan Ryan branch of theRed Line.The station is located in the median of theDan Ryan Expressway.It was the first station on the Dan Ryan branch to feature an elevator for accessibility. The station's location is between theGreater Grand CrossingandChathamneighborhoods.

79th closed from May 19, 2013, to October 20, 2013, for the Red Line South Reconstruction Project.[2]

Bus connections[edit]

CTA

  • 8A South Halsted
  • 24 Wentworth (Weekdays only)
  • 29 State
  • 75 74th/75th
  • 79 79th (Owl Service)

References[edit]

  1. ^"Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022"(PDF).Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023.RetrievedJune 9,2023.
  2. ^"Archived copy".Archived fromthe originalon 2015-04-30.Retrieved2015-04-30.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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