East 79th station (GCRTA Red Line)

Summary

East 79th station (signed as East 79th Street) is a station on the RTA Red Line in Cleveland, Ohio. It is located on the west side of East 79th Street between Woodland Avenue and Grand Avenue. The entrance is on the east side of East 79th Street.

E. 79th St.
East 79th station entrance in March 2021
General information
Location2700 East 79th Street
Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates41°29′10″N 81°38′00″W / 41.48611°N 81.63333°W / 41.48611; -81.63333
Owned byGreater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Line(s)NS Lake Erie District
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport RTA: 2[1]
Construction
Structure typeBelow-grade
Bicycle facilitiesRacks[2]
AccessibleHandicapped/disabled access Yes[2]
Other information
Websiteriderta.com/facilities/e79red
History
OpenedMarch 15, 1955; 69 years ago (1955-03-15)
Rebuilt2021
Original companyCleveland Transit System
Services
Preceding station Rapid Transit Following station
East 55th
toward Airport
Red Line East 105th–Quincy
toward Windermere

The station opened along with CTS Rapid Transit on March 15, 1955.[3] It originally served nearby industrial facilities, such as the Van Dorn Company, as well as a connection for the East 79th Street bus line. With the closing of most of the industrial facilities adjacent to the station, passenger boardings have decreased so that it has become one of the least used stations on the Red Line. RTA had considered closing the station or moving it to the intersection of Woodland Avenue and Buckeye Road.[4][5] In early 2020, the RTA made the decision to renovate the station, with construction scheduled to finish in the summer of 2021.[6] The station renovation was completed ahead of schedule, and reopened on March 10, 2021.[7]

Station layout edit

G Street level Entrance/exit, buses
P
Platform level
Lake Erie
District
NS freight service
NS freight service →
Westbound      Red Line toward Airport (East 55th)
Island platform  , doors open on the left
Eastbound      Red Line toward Windermere (East 105th–Quincy)

Station photos edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Red Line Schedule" (PDF). Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. December 11, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "E. 79 (Red Line) Rapid Station". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  3. ^ Exner, Rich (March 14, 2005). "Red Line rapid marks 50 years in service". The Plain Dealer. pp. A1. Retrieved June 2, 2007.
  4. ^ McIntyre, Michael K. (January 6, 1999). "RTA plans new sites, upgrades for Red Line on east side". The Plain Dealer. pp. 1B. Retrieved June 2, 2007.
  5. ^ Sweeney, James F. (October 27, 1999). "RTA considers closing 3 stations on Red Line". The Plain Dealer. pp. 3B. Retrieved June 2, 2007.
  6. ^ "E. 79 St. Closure". April 1, 2020. Archived from the original on March 30, 2020.
  7. ^ "Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority". Twitter. Retrieved March 10, 2021.

External links edit

  Media related to East 79th station (GCRTA Red Line) at Wikimedia Commons

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