Belmont station (CTA Blue Line)

Belmont (or Belmont/Kimball) is an 'L' station on the CTA's Blue Line. The station is located at Belmont and Kimball Avenues in the Avondale neighborhood. From Belmont, trains run at intervals of 2–7 minutes during rush hours, and take 16 minutes to reach the Loop.

Belmont
 
3200N
3400W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location3355 West Belmont Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60618
Coordinates41°56′21″N 87°42′42″W
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Kimball Subway (O'Hare Branch)
Platforms1 Island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeSubway
Depth27 ft (8.2 m)
Bicycle facilitiesYes
History
OpenedFebruary 1, 1970
Rebuilt2018-19
Traffic
Passengers (2019)1,460,132[1] 3.3% (CTA)
Rank41 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Addison
toward O'Hare
Blue Line Logan Square
Track layout
Blue
north to O'Hare
Blue
south to Forest Park

History

The station on opening day, February 1, 1970

Belmont station opened in 1970 as part of an extension of the West-Northwest route to Jefferson Park on the Kennedy Expressway. The station is similar in design as the previous station, Logan Square, as an underground, island platform station. Unlike Logan Square, Belmont has only one exit.

Belmont Blue Gateway Project

The $17 million project began in May 2018 and was completed on March 29, 2019, with additional work continuing on the station's platform until August 30, 2019.[2][3][4]

Bus connections

CTA

  • 77 Belmont (Owl Service)
  • 82 Kimball-Homan
Former station house, March 2009

Notes and references

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