East 79th (RTA Red Line Rapid Transit station)

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name=East 79th


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other=Bus # 2 (East 55th–East 79th)
Bus # 12(Woodland)
Bus # 13 (Buckeye)
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East 79th is a station on the RTA Red Line in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. 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.

The station bears the same name as the East 79th station on the Green and Blue Lines. The Green and Blue Line station is located 0.4 miles south. The station opened along with CTS Rapid Transit on March 15, 1955. [cite news
last = Exner
first = Rich
coauthors =
title = Red Line rapid marks 50 years in service
work =
pages = A1
language =
publisher = The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer
date = March 14, 2005
url = http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:CPDB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=108D9BD89956CF6D&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated4&req_dat=0D1C2ED46ABD2E15
accessdate = 2007-06-02 ] 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 has considered closing the station or moving it to the intersection of Woodland Avenue and Buckeye Road. [cite news
last = McIntyre
first = Michael K.
coauthors =
title = RTA plans new sites, upgrades for Red Line on east side
work =
pages = 1B
language =
publisher = The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer
date = January 6, 1999
url = http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:CPDB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0F80D164C6E32F27&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated4&req_dat=0D1C2ED46ABD2E15
accessdate = 2007-06-02 ] [cite news
last = Sweeney
first = James F.
coauthors =
title = RTA considers closing 3 stations on Red Line
work =
pages = 3B
language =
publisher = The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer
date = October 27, 1999
url = http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:CPDB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0F80D8F225268A74&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated4&req_dat=0D1C2ED46ABD2E15
accessdate = 2007-06-02 ] Plans for the station are still under consideration. In the meantime, RTA will not renovate the station, as it has done with most other Red Line stations, since ridership and potential for growth is so low.

References

External links

* [http://www.riderta.com/rapidtransit_loc_e79.asp E 79th Station page from RTA Website]