East 79th station (GCRTA Blue and Green Lines)

E. 79th Street
 Blue Line   Green Line  light rail station
Location 2870 East 79th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44104
Coordinates 41°28′50″N 81°38′00″W / 41.48056°N 81.63333°W / 41.48056; -81.63333Coordinates: 41°28′50″N 81°38′00″W / 41.48056°N 81.63333°W / 41.48056; -81.63333
Owned by Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Line(s) Cleveland Short Line Railway
C.I.R.R. Main line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections 2 (Weekdays)
Other information
Website E. 79 (Blue/Green Lines) Rapid Station
History
Opened April 11, 1920 (Blue Line)
April 16, 1920 (Green Line)[1]
Rebuilt October 30, 1981[2]
Original company Cleveland Interurban Railroad
Services
Preceding station   Rapid Transit   Following station
toward Tower City
Blue Line
Green Line
toward Green Road
Former services
Preceding station   Rapid Transit   Following station
Van Aken
Line
1975-1978
toward Warrensville
Shaker
Line
1975-1978
toward Green
Shaker Heights Rapid Transit
Van Aken
Line
1944-1975
toward Warrensville
Shaker
Line
1944-1975
toward Green
Cleveland Interurban Railroad
South Moreland Division
1920-1944
toward Warrensville
Shaker Boulevard Division
1920-1944
toward Green

East 79th Rapid Station is a station on the RTA Blue and Green Lines in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. It is located on East 79th Street south of Holton Avenue.

History

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.[1]

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]

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.[2]

Station layout

P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors open on the right
Westbound ←  Blue Line  toward Tower City (East 55th)
←  Green Line  toward Tower City (East 55th)
Eastbound →  Blue Line  toward Warrensville–Van Aken (Buckeye–Woodhill) →
→  Green Line  toward Green Road (Buckeye–Woodhill) →
Side platform, doors open on the right
G Street level Exit/entrance

References

  1. 1 2 Toman, James (1990). The Shaker Heights Rapid Transit. Glendale, California: Interurban Press. p. 22. ISBN 0-916374-95-5.
  2. 1 2 Toman (1990). p. 115.
  3. ↑ Toman (1990). pp. 100–102.
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