79th station

79th
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
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	September 28, 1969
Rebuilt	1977–80 (new entrance, elevator added), 2005–06 (renovation), 2013 (refurbished)
Previous names	79th/State (Station Sign)
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	2,418,676[1]  94.5%
Rank	17 out of 143[lower-alpha 1]
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station 69th toward Howard Red Line 87th toward 95th/Dan Ryan
Route map Legend Red Line north to Howard 79th St. Red Line south to 95th/Dan Ryan

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

• #24 Wentworth
• #29 State
• #75 74th-75th
• #79 79th (Owl Service)

Notes and references

Notes

1. Due to possible double-counting of physically-connected stations, the CTA's official 2014 tally of stations was 145, but for ridership purposes reported having only 143 stations.

References

1. "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2014" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. March 5, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
2. http://www.transitchicago.com/dr-track/

External links

• 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