Kimball station

Kimball is an 'L' station and 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 0.33 miles (0.53 km) away. During regular hours trains are scheduled to depart from Kimball every 7–10 minutes, and take about 33 minutes to reach the Loop.

Kimball   4800N 3400W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location	4755 North Kimball Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60625
Coordinates	41.967628°N 87.712934°W
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Ravenswood Branch
Platforms	1 Island platform 1 Side platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	73 Spaces
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	December 14, 1907
Rebuilt	1974, 2006–07 (renovated)
Passengers
2019	1,205,094[1]  2.3%
Rank	53 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Terminus Brown Line Kedzie toward Loop (Washington/Wells)
Track layout Kimball Ave. Lawrence Ave. Brown south to the Loop

There is an inside joke in the 1993 film The Fugitive when the main character Dr. Kimble boards a Kimball-Belmont 'L' train.

History

Kimball destination sign

The original station at Kimball was constructed by the Northwestern Elevated Railroad and opened 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 filming for the 1975 film, Cooley High. The station has three tracks which are served by an island platform and a side platform; there is also a train storage yard and a workshop alongside the station.

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 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]

Bus connections

CTA

• 81 Lawrence (Owl Service)
• 82 Kimball/Homan
• 93 California/Dodge (Monday–Saturday only)

Notes and references

Notes

References

1. "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2019" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 13, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
2. Borzo, Greg (2007). The Chicago "L". Arcadia Publishing. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-7385-5100-5.
3. 2 Brown Line stations to close. Chicago Tribune, September 2, 2006
4. "CTA Announces Brown Line Kimball Station to Reopen January 12". Chicago Transit Authority. Archived from the original on May 21, 2008.
5. Kimball Station. CTA Countdown to a New Brown website (URL accessed September 2, 2006).

External links

• Kimball Station Page
• Train schedule (PDF) at CTA official site
• Lawrence Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View