79th station

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79th
79th
General information
Location	15 West 79th Street; Chicago, Illinois 60620
Coordinates	41°45′02″N 87°37′30″W / 41.750419°N 87.625112°W
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Red Line
Platforms	1 Island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	CTA bus
Construction
Structure type	Surface Level
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	September 28, 1969
Rebuilt	1977–80 (new entrance, elevator added), 2005–06 (renovation), 2013 (refurbished)
Previous names	79th/State (Station Sign)
Passengers
2015	2,507,871 3.7%
Rank	19 out of 143
Services
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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 branch to feature an elevator for accessibility. The station's location is between the Greater Grand Crossing and Chatham neighborhoods.

79th was closed from May 2013 to October 2013 for the Red Line South Reconstruction Project.^[2]

Bus connections

CTA

^ Due to possible double-counting of physically-connected stations, the CTA's official 2015 tally of stations was 146, but for ridership purposes reported having only 143 stations.

^ "Annual Ridership Report – 2015" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 13, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2016. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
^ http://www.transitchicago.com/dr-track/

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