79th station

79th

7900S
0E/0W
79th 7900S; 0E/0W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location	15 West 79th Street; Chicago, Illinois 60620
Coordinates	41°45′02″N 87°37′30″W / 41.750419°N 87.625112°WCoordinates: 41°45′02″N 87°37′30″W / 41.750419°N 87.625112°W
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Dan Ryan Branch
Platforms	1 Island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	CTA bus
Construction
Structure type	Expressway median
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)
Passengers
2020	972,675 50.8%
Rank	13 out of 143
Services
Track layout
Track layout
	Legend
	Red Line
	north to Howard
	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 closed from May 19, 2013, to October 20, 2013, for the Red Line South Reconstruction Project.^[2]

Bus connections[]

CTA

^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2020" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 19, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2015-04-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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