Kedzie station (CTA Brown Line)

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Kedzie
 
3200W
4700N
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Looking east on the platform at Kedzie (Brown).jpg
Location4648 North Kedzie Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60625
Coordinates41°57′58″N 87°42′34″W / 41.966099°N 87.709426°W / 41.966099; -87.709426Coordinates: 41°57′58″N 87°42′34″W / 41.966099°N 87.709426°W / 41.966099; -87.709426
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Ravenswood Branch
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedDecember 14, 1907
Rebuilt1975, 2006
Passengers
2020245,921[1] Decrease 60.2%
Rank93 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Kimball
Terminus
 Brown Line Francisco
toward Loop
(Washington/Wells)
Track layout
Legend
Brown Line
west to Kimball
 Spaulding Ave.
Kedzie Ave.
Brown Line
east to Loop

Kedzie is an 'L' station on the CTA's Brown Line. It is an at-grade station located in Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood at 4648 North Kedzie, with an auxiliary entrance at 4649 North Spaulding Avenue. The adjacent stations are Kimball, the terminus of the line about one third of a mile (0.536 km) to the north west, and Francisco, which is located about one third of a mile (0.536 km) to the east.

This station was the site of a fatal 1977 accident involving an intoxicated Korean immigrant who was electrocuted by the third rail while attempting to urinate on the track. The CTA was found 50% responsible and the $1.5 million judgment against them was eventually affirmed by the Illinois Supreme Court in 1992.[2] The majority opinion, signed by Justice Charles E. Freeman, noted that there was evidence before the trial court that this particular stretch of railroad line is one of the only railroad lines in the United States that uses an unprotected, unguarded, and unfenced third rail.

History[]

Kedzie Station before rebuilding, February 2006
Newly rebuilt Kedzie Station House, August 2006

Kedzie Station was originally constructed in 1906/07 as part of Northwestern Elevated Railroad's Ravenswood line. The station house was replaced in 1975, and the whole station was demolished and rebuilt in 2006 as part of the Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project. The new station, which opened on August 16, 2006, can support eight railcars, and is ADA compliant. On October 1, 2009, the parking lot for this station was closed.[3]

Notes and references[]

Notes[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2020" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 19, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. ^ Lee v. Chicago Transit Authority, 152 Ill.2d 432, 605 N.E.2d 493 (1992).
  3. ^ "Customer Alert: Kedzie Park & Ride Closure". Chicago Transit Authority. Retrieved 28 March 2010.

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