Line(s) Brown Line Parking 73 Spaces Owner Chicago Transit Authority | Structure type At-grade Opened 14 December 1907 Tracks 3 | |
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Location 4755 North Kimball Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60625 Owned by Chicago Transit Authority Platforms 1 Island platform
1 Side platform Address Chicago, IL 60625, United States Similar Kedzie (CTA Brown), Fullerton (CTA), Francisco (CTA Brown), Western (CTA Brown), Diversey (CTA) | ||
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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 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.
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History
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.
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 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.
Bus connections
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