79th (CTA station)
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| Address | 15 West 79th Street Chicago, Illinois 60620 |
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| Coordinates | 41°45′02″N 87°37′30″W / 41.750419°N 87.625112°W | ||||||||||
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| Connections | CTA bus | ||||||||||
| Structure | Surface Level | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 Island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | September 28, 1969 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1977-80, 2005-06 | ||||||||||
| Accessible |  |
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| Owned by | Chicago Transit Authority | ||||||||||
| Formerly | 79th/State (Station Sign) | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2011) | 2,533,873[1]  1.2% |
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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 to feature an elevator for accessibility.
[edit] Bus connections
- #8A South Halsted
- #24 Wentworth
- #29 State
- #75 74th-75th
- #79 79th (Owl Service)
[edit] References
- ^ "Annual Ridership Report: Calendar Year 2011" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority. http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/ridership_reports/2011-Annual.pdf. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
[edit] External links
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- 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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