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79th station

Chicago "L" station

Chicago "L" station

FieldValue
custom_header
imageNorthbound track at 79th, looking north.jpg
address15 West 79th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60620
coordinates
styleCTA
lineDan Ryan Branch
otherCTA bus
platform1 Island platform
structureExpressway median
tracks2
parkingNo
bicycleYes
openedSeptember 26, 1969 (formal opening)
September 28, 1969 (full service)
rebuilt1977–80 (new entrance, elevator added)
2005–06 (renovation)
2013 (refurbished)
accessibleYes
ownedChicago Transit Authority
former79th/State (station sign)
pass_year2024
passengers1,017,614
pass_percent7.1
pass_rank
services
mapframeyes
mapframe-zoom15
mapframe-marker-color#c60c30
mapframe-markerrail-metro
map_statecollapsed
route_map{{Routemaplegend=trackinline=1map=
RP4!~POINTERg@fq\uSTR\uSTR\RP4!~POINTERg@fq~~ ~~ ~~{{jctrdtstateILI94}} (Dan Ryan Expy.)

Chicago, Illinois 60620 September 28, 1969 (full service) 2005–06 (renovation) 2013 (refurbished) | mapframe-zoom = 15 | mapframe-marker-color = #c60c30 | mapframe-marker = rail-metro RP4!~MFADEg\uSTR!~MFADEg\uSTR!~MFADEg\RP4!~MFADEg RP4\uSTRf\uSTRg!~POINTERf@gq\RP4~~ ~~ ~~ *north to * RP4uhRP4\uSKRZ-G4h\uSKRZ-G4h\RP4uhRP479th St. RP4\uPSTR(L)\uPSTR(R)\RP4 RP4\uPSTR(L)\uPSTR(R)\RP4 RP4\uPSTR(L)\uPSTR(R)\RP4 RP4!~POINTERg@fq\uSTR\uSTR\RP4!~POINTERg@fq ~~ ~~ (Dan Ryan Expy.) RP4\uSTRf!~POINTERg@fq\uSTRg\RP4~~ ~~ ~~ *south to * RP4!~MFADEf\uSTR!~MFADEf\uSTR!~MFADEf\RP4!~MFADEf 79th is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Dan Ryan branch of the Red Line. The station is located in the median of the Dan Ryan Expressway. 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 closed from May 19, 2013, to October 20, 2013, for the Red Line South Reconstruction Project.

Bus connections

CTA

  • South Halsted
  • Wentworth (Weekdays only)
  • State
  • 74th/75th
  • 79th (Owl Service)

References

References

  1. (September 25, 1969). "New 'L' Route to Open With a Free Ride". [[The Chicago Tribune]].
  2. (September 27, 1969). "Dedicate Ryan's CTA". [[The Daily Calumet]].
  3. (January 22, 2025). "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2024". [[Chicago Transit Authority]].
  4. "Archived copy".
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