The Kimball station on the CTA Brown Line will reopen Friday, transit agency officials said today.
“We are pleased to announce that after nearly four months of renovation work, Kimball station will reopen this Friday, a few days earlier than promised,” CTA President Frank Kruesi said in a news release. The station had been closed for renovation work as part of the $530 million Brown Line capacity-expansion project, scheduled for completion in late 2009.
At Kimball, construction crews have installed brighter lighting, heaters and windbreaks, new benches, and an information kiosk, according to the release.
Work will continue after the station is reopened. Crews will be installing permanent station signs, security cameras, original artwork, windows and canopies, according to the release. They will also continue work to complete the extension of the platform.
Kimball is the third station to reopen after renovations on the Brown Line, which operates between downtown Chicago and the Northwest Side.
The Kedzie and Rockwell stations reopened in August after a six-month closure.
The Francisco station, which also closed with Kimball on September 15, will reopen for service in March, according to the CTA.
The Montrose and Addison stations closed for one year on Dec. 2.
Nine more Brown Line stations face temporary shutdowns over the course of the project, which includes lengthening station platforms to accommodate eight-car rather than six-car trains; upgrading stations to meet the accessibility requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act; and upgrading or replacing traction power, signal and communication equipment.
The Brown Line is the CTA’s third-busiest, serving more than 66,000 customers each weekday, with 19 stations between Kimball and the Loop. It was originally built in two phases, opening for service in 1900 and 1907.
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