East 79th station (GCRTA Red Line)

For the station on the RTA Blue and Green Lines, see East 79th station (GCRTA Blue and Green Lines).

For other uses, see 79th Street.

East 79th station (signed as East 79th Street) is a station on the RTA Red Line in Cleveland, Ohio. It is located on the west side of East 79th Street between Woodland Avenue and Grand Avenue. The entrance is on the east side of East 79th Street.

E. 79th St.
East 79th station entrance in March 2021
General information
Location	2700 East 79th Street Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates	41°29′10″N 81°38′00″W
Owned by	Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Line(s)	NS Lake Erie District
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	RTA: 2[1]
Construction
Structure type	Below-grade
Bicycle facilities	Racks[2]
Accessible	Yes[2]
Other information
Website	riderta.com/facilities/e79red
History
Opened	March 15, 1955; 70 years ago (1955-03-15)
Rebuilt	2021
Original company	Cleveland Transit System
Services
Preceding station Rapid Transit Following station East 55th toward Airport Red Line East 105th–Quincy toward Windermere
Location

The station opened along with CTS Rapid Transit on March 15, 1955.^[3] It originally served nearby industrial facilities, such as the Van Dorn Company, as well as a connection for the East 79th Street bus line. With the closing of most of the industrial facilities adjacent to the station, passenger boardings have decreased so that it has become one of the least used stations on the Red Line. RTA had considered closing the station or moving it to the intersection of Woodland Avenue and Buckeye Road.^[4][5] In early 2020, the RTA made the decision to renovate the station, with construction scheduled to finish in the summer of 2021.^[6] The station renovation was completed ahead of schedule, and reopened on March 10, 2021.^[7]

Station photos

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  Station platform in 2021
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  Former CTS station platform in 2016