East 79th station (GCRTA Red Line)
East 79th | |||||||||||
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 Rapid Transit station | |||||||||||
.png) East 79th in March 2021 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 2700 East 79th Street, Cleveland, Ohio | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°29′10″N 81°38′00″W / 41.48611°N 81.63333°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Greater Cleveland RTA | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Lake Erie District (Norfolk Southern) | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  RTA: 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Below grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible |  Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Website | E. 79 (Red Line) Rapid Station | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | March 15, 1955 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | March 10, 2021 | ||||||||||
| Original company | Cleveland Transit System | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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East 79th (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.
The station opened along with CTS Rapid Transit on March 15, 1955.[1] 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 has considered closing the station or moving it to the intersection of Woodland Avenue and Buckeye Road.[2][3] In early 2020, the RTA made the decision to renovate the station, with construction scheduled to finish in the summer of 2021.[4] The station renovation was completed ahead of schedule, and reopened on March 10, 2021.[5]
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Station layout
| G | Street level | Exit/entrance, buses |
| P Platform level |
Lake Erie District | ← Norfolk Southern Railway |
| Norfolk Southern Railway → | ||
| Westbound | ← Red Line toward Airport (East 55th) | |
| Island platform | ||
| Eastbound | Red Line toward Windermere (East 105th–Quincy) → | |
References
- ^ Exner, Rich (March 14, 2005). "Red Line rapid marks 50 years in service". The Plain Dealer. pp. A1. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ McIntyre, Michael K. (January 6, 1999). "RTA plans new sites, upgrades for Red Line on east side". The Plain Dealer. pp. 1B. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ Sweeney, James F. (October 27, 1999). "RTA considers closing 3 stations on Red Line". The Plain Dealer. pp. 3B. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "E. 79 St. Closure". April 1, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-03-30.
- ^ "Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority". Twitter. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
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