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Cheltenham/79th Street Cheltenham/79th Street is a South Chicago Branch station rebuilt in 2006 and consists of single island platform for the two track line that can fit 5-6 cars in the median of Exchange Avenue. This is the southernmost stop on Exchange Avenue, just south of the station, after crossing 79th Street, the tracks curve due south onto their own ROW the rest of the way to South Chicago-93rd Street. This platform has exits at both ends. The main, southern exit begins from the northern crosswalk of 79th Street with a ramp up into a small station house. The structure has grey walls with blue trim and a blue gabled roof. Inside the station house is a TVM, and Customer Information Phone (with a TYY). This station house has doors out to a blue canopy that covers about half the platform. There is an additional smaller blue canopy structure (with windscreens) near southwestern end of the platform. The northern end of the platform leads down some steps to a walkway between the tracks to the grade-crossing of 78th Street.
All Photos: 25 June, 2016
The 79th Street end of the platform
The ramp up from 79th Street to the station house
Side view of the narrow station house that leads out to the southern end of the platform
A Chelthenham/79th St. sign on the station house
Looking across to the main canopied portion of the platform
Doors at the southern end of the narrow platform lead to the station house and main exit
One of two sign formats this one says just Chelthenham with 79th St. at Exchange Ave. in smaller letters
Another Chelthenham/79th St. fuller platform sign
It's a bit of a walk from 78th Street to the platform
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