Kimball (CTA)

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 ⅓ mile away. During regular hours trains are scheduled to depart from Kimball every 7–10 minutes, and take about 45 minutes to reach the Chicago Loop.

History

The original station on this site was constructed by the Northwestern Elevated Railroad in 1906, opening on December 14 1907" [http://chicago-l.org/stations/kimball.html Kimball.] " Chicago-"L".org (URL accessed September 2 2006)] . This station was demolished and a new station built in its place in 1974. The station has three stub lines 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 [" [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0609020128sep02,1,277965.story?coll=chi-newslocal-hed 2 Brown Line stations to close.] " Chicago Tribune, September 2 2006] to January 12 2007 [" [http://www.transitchicago.com/news/ctaandpress.wu?action=displayarticledetail&articleid=109892 CTA Announces Brown Line Kimball Station to Reopen January 12] ", CTA press release.] . During this closure the 3 platforms were extended to support 8 rail cars, and the station entrance was reconfigured to better meet ADA requirements [" [http://ctabrownline.com/kimball.html Kimball Station.] " CTA Countdown to a New Brown website (URL accessed September 2 2006).] .

=CTA Bus Connections=

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

References

External links

* [http://chicago-l.org/stations/kimball.html Kimball Station Page]
* [http://www.transitchicago.com/maps/rail/brown/Kimball.pdf Train schedule (PDF)] at [http://www.transitchicago.com/ CTA official site]