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.^{[citation needed]}

Belmont   3200N 3400W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location	3355 West Belmont Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60618
Coordinates	41°56′21″N 87°42′42″W
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Kimball Subway (O'Hare Branch)
Platforms	1 Island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Subway
Depth	27 ft (8.2 m)
Bicycle facilities	Yes
History
Opened	February 1, 1970
Rebuilt	2018-19
Passengers
2020	578,140[1]  60.4% (CTA)
Rank	35 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Addison toward O'Hare Blue Line Logan Square toward Forest Park
Track layout Legend Blue north to O'Hare Blue south to Forest Park

History

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

References

External links

• Belmont (O'Hare Line) Station Page
• Belmont Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View

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