Kimball (CTA)

Kimball   4800N 3400W
Location	4755 North Kimball Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60625
Coordinates	41°58′03″N 87°42′47″W / 41.967628°N 87.712934°W / 41.967628; -87.712934
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Brown Line
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)
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	1,304,805  2%
Rank	55 out of 143
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station Terminus Brown Line Ravenswood branch Kedzie toward The Loop (Washington/Wells) Brown Line Kimball–Belmont shuttle Kedzie toward Belmont
Route map Kimball Ave. Lawrence Ave. Brown Line south to Loop

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 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 Chicago Loop.

The original station at Kimball was constructed by the Northwestern Elevated Railroad and opened on December 14, 1907. 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.

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 to January 12, 2007. During this closure the two platforms were extended to support eight railcars, and the station entrance was reconfigured to better meet ADA requirements.

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