Kimball (CTA station)
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| Address | 4755 North Kimball Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60625 |
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| Coordinates | 41°58′03″N 87°42′47″W / 41.967628°N 87.712934°W | ||||||||||
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| Structure | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 Island platform 1 Side platform |
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| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Parking |  73 Spaces |
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| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | December 14, 1907 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1974, 2006-07 | ||||||||||
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| Owned by | Chicago Transit Authority | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2010) | 1,231,345[1]  3.9% |
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Kimball is the 'L' station at the terminus of the CTA's Brown Line. It is located in Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood. From Kimball trains run south and then east to Kedzie, which is about one third of a mile (0.5 km) away. During regular hours trains are scheduled to depart from Kimball every 7–10 minutes, and take about 33 minutes to reach the Chicago Loop.
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[edit] History
The original station on this site was constructed by the Northwestern Elevated Railroad in 1906, opening on December 14, 1907.[2] This station was demolished and a new station built in its place in 1974. The newly-opened station was used for location filming for the motion picture, Cooley High. The station has three stub lines which are served by an island platform and a side platform; there is also a train storage yard and a workshop alongside the station.
[edit] Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project
Although Kimball Station was rebuilt in 1974 it was still upgraded as part of the Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project. The station was closed from September 15, 2006[3] to January 12, 2007.[4] During this closure the two platforms were extended to support eight railcars, and the station entrance was reconfigured to better meet ADA requirements.[5]
[edit] Bus connections
- #81 Lawrence (Owl Service)
- #82 Kimball/Homan
- #93 California/Dodge
[edit] References
- ^ "Annual Ridership Report: Calendar Year 2010" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority. http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/ridership_reports/2010-Annual.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
- ^ Kimball. Chicago-"L".org (URL accessed September 2, 2006)
- ^ 2 Brown Line stations to close. Chicago Tribune, September 2, 2006
- ^ CTA Announces Brown Line Kimball Station to Reopen January 12, CTA press release.
- ^ Kimball Station. CTA Countdown to a New Brown website (URL accessed September 2, 2006).
[edit] External links
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