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Kimball station

Coordinates:41°58′03″N87°42′47″W / 41.967628°N 87.712934°W /41.967628; -87.712934
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Kimball
 
4800N
3400W
General information
Location4755 North Kimball Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60625
Coordinates41°58′03″N87°42′47″W / 41.967628°N 87.712934°W /41.967628; -87.712934
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
LineRavenswood Branch
Platforms1Island platform
1Side platform
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Platform levels1
Parking 73 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Accessibleyes
History
OpenedDecember 14, 1907; 117 years ago (1907-12-14)
Rebuilt1974; 51 years ago (1974),
2006–2007; 18 years ago (2007) (renovated)
Passengers
2024859,909[1]Increase 8.5%
Services
Preceding stationChicago "L"Following station
TerminusBrown LineKedzie
Track layout
Kimball Ave.
Lawrence Ave.
Brown ends
Location
Map

Kimball is an'L' station and theterminus of theCTA'sBrown Line. It is located inChicago'sAlbany Park neighborhood. From Kimball, trains run south and then east toKedzie, 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 theLoop.

The station and nearby Kimball Avenue are both named after Martin Kimbell, a 19th century farmer who owned land in the area that is today known asLogan Square.[2]

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

History

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Kimball destination sign

The original station at Kimball was constructed by theNorthwestern Elevated Railroad and opened on December 14, 1907.[3] 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 atrain storage yard and a workshop alongside the station.

Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project

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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[4] to January 12, 2007.[5] During this closure, the two platforms were extended to support eight railcars, and the station entrance was reconfigured to be accessible to passengers with disabilities.[6]

Bus connections

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CTA

  • 81 Lawrence (Owl Service)
  • 82 Kimball/Homan
  • 93 California/Dodge

References

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  1. ^"Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2024"(PDF).Chicago Transit Authority. January 22, 2025. RetrievedApril 9, 2025.
  2. ^"Logan Square".www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org. The Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago. RetrievedOctober 23, 2022.
  3. ^Borzo, Greg (2007).The Chicago "L". Arcadia Publishing. p. 133.ISBN 978-0-7385-5100-5.
  4. ^2 Brown Line stations to close.[dead link]Chicago Tribune, September 2, 2006
  5. ^"CTA Announces Brown Line Kimball Station to Reopen January 12". Chicago Transit Authority. Archived fromthe original on May 21, 2008.
  6. ^Kimball Station. CTA Countdown to a New Brown website (URL accessed September 2, 2006).

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