Belmont station (CTA Blue Line)
Not to be confused with Belmont station on the Brown, Red and Purple Lines.
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3355 West Belmont Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°56′21″N 87°42′42″W / 41.939274°N 87.711684°WCoordinates: 41°56′21″N 87°42′42″W / 41.939274°N 87.711684°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Chicago Transit Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 Island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Subway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth | 27 ft | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | February 1, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2015) |
1,777,563[1]  5.1% (CTA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 37 out of 143[lower-alpha 1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Belmont (or Belmont/Kimball) is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the 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.
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.
Bus connections
- #77 Belmont (Owl Service)
- #82 Kimball/Homan
Station house
Notes and references
Notes
- ↑ Due to possible double-counting of physically-connected stations, the CTA's official 2015 tally of stations was 146, but for ridership purposes reported having only 143 stations.
References
- ↑ "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2015" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 11, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
External links
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