Belmont station (CTA Blue Line)

This article is about the Chicago "L" station in Avondale, Chicago. For the station in Lake View, Chicago, see Belmont station (CTA North Side Main Line). For other stations called Belmont, see Belmont railway station.

Belmont   3200N 3400W
General information
Location	3355 West Belmont Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60618
Coordinates	41°56′21″N 87°42′42″W
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Blue Line
Platforms	1 Island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Subway
Depth	27 ft (8.2 m)
Bicycle facilities	Yes
History
Opened	February 1, 1970
Passengers
2017	1,729,843  3.8% (CTA)
Rank	33 out of 143
Services
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Track layout Blue Line north to O'Hare Blue Line south to Forest Park

Belmont (or Belmont/Kimball) is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Blue Line. The station is located at Belmont and Kimball Avenues in the Avondale neighborhood. From Belmont, trains run at intervals of 2–7 minutes during rush hours, and take 16 minutes to reach the Loop.

History

The station on opening day, February 1, 1970

Belmont station opened in 1970 as part of an extension of the West-Northwest route to Jefferson Park on the Kennedy Expressway. The station is similar in design as the previous station, Logan Square, as an underground, island platform station. Unlike Logan Square, Belmont has only one exit.

Belmont Blue Gateway Project

The project began in August 2018 and will be completed in December 2018.

Bus connections

CTA

• 77 Belmont (Owl Service)
• 82 Kimball/Homan

Station house

External links

• Belmont (O'Hare Line) Station Page
• Belmont Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View