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East 79th station (GCRTA Blue and Green Lines)

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Coordinates: 41°28′50″N 81°38′00″W / 41.48056°N 81.63333°W / 41.48056; -81.63333
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For the station on the RTA Red Line, see East 79th station (GCRTA Red Line).
For other uses, see 79th Street.
E. 79th Street
Entrance to East 79th station in May 2020
General information
Location2870 East 79th Street
Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates41°28′50″N 81°38′00″W / 41.48056°N 81.63333°W / 41.48056; -81.63333
Owned byGreater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Line(s)Cleveland Short Line Railway
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport RTA: 2[1]
Construction
Structure typeEmbankment
Bicycle facilitiesRacks[2]
AccessibleNo[2]
Other information
Websiteriderta.com/facilities/e79bluegreen
History
OpenedApril 11, 1920; 104 years ago (1920-04-11)
Rebuilt1981
Original companyCleveland Railway
Services
Preceding station Rapid Transit Following station
East 55th
toward Tower City
 Blue Line Buckeye–Woodhill
toward Warrensville–Van Aken
Green Line Buckeye–Woodhill
toward Green Road

East 79th station (signed as E. 79th Street) is a station on the RTA Blue and Green Lines in Cleveland, Ohio. It is located on East 79th Street, south of Holton Avenue.

History

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Station shelter

The station opened on April 11, 1920, when service commenced on the line west of Shaker Square to East 34th Street and via surface streets to downtown.[3]: 22 

The worst accident in the history of the RTA Rapid Transit occurred just east of the station. On July 8, 1977, two cars collided head-on during single-track operation. The accident occurred at the bridge over East 92nd Street. Both operators and 60 passengers were injured, and both cars were a total loss.[3]: 100–102 

In 1980 and 1981, the trunk line of the Green and Blue Lines from East 55th Street to Shaker Square was completely renovated with new track, ballast, poles and wiring, and new stations were built along the line. The renovated line opened on October 30, 1981.[3]: 115 

References

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  1. ^ "Blue Line Green Line Schedule" (PDF). Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. March 20, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "E. 79 (Blue/Green Lines) Rapid Station". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Toman, Jim (1990). The Shaker Heights Rapid Transit. Glendale, Calif.: Interurban Press. ISBN 0-916374-95-5. OCLC 22733637.
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