East 79th station (GCRTA Blue and Green Lines)
E. 79th Street | |||||||||||||||
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 Entrance to East 79th station in May 2020 | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | 2870 East 79th Street Cleveland, Ohio | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°28′50″N 81°38′00″W / 41.48056°N 81.63333°W | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Cleveland Short Line Railway | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Connections |  RTA: 2[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Embankment | ||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Racks[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | No[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||
| Website | riderta | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | April 11, 1920 | ||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
| Original company | Cleveland Railway | ||||||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||||||
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East 79th station (signed as E. 79th Street) is a station on the RTA Blue and Green Lines in Cleveland, Ohio. It is located on East 79th Street, south of Holton Avenue.
History[edit]
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.[3]: 22
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]: 100–102
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.[3]: 115
Station layout[edit]
| P Platform level |
Bypass track | ← No service |
| Side platform | ||
| Westbound | ← Blue Line, Green Line toward Tower City (East 55th) | |
| Eastbound | Blue Line toward Warrensville–Van Aken (Buckeye–Woodhill) → Green Line toward Green Road (Buckeye–Woodhill) → | |
| Side platform | ||
| G | Street level | Entrance/exit, buses |
References[edit]
- ^ "Blue Line Green Line Schedule" (PDF). Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. March 20, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ a b "E. 79 (Blue/Green Lines) Rapid Station". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ a b c Toman, Jim (1990). The Shaker Heights Rapid Transit. Glendale, Calif.: Interurban Press. ISBN 0-916374-95-5. OCLC 22733637.
External links[edit]
Media related to East 79th station (GCRTA Blue and Green Lines) at Wikimedia Commons