Belmont station (CTA North Side Main Line)

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Belmont   3200N 1000W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location	945 West Belmont Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60657
Coordinates	41°56′22″N 87°39′12″W / 41.939562°N 87.653345°W / 41.939562; -87.653345
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	North Side Main Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	May 31, 1900; 124 years ago (1900-05-31)
Rebuilt	2006–2009; 16 years ago (2009) (station reconstruction)
Passengers
2022	1,959,145[1]  32.2%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Addison toward Howard Red Line Fullerton toward 95th/Dan Ryan Wilson toward Linden Purple Line Express Wellington toward Loop (Clark/Lake) Southport toward Kimball Brown Line Wellington toward Loop (Washington/Wells)
Former services Preceding station Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Following station Wilson Avenue toward Milwaukee North Shore Line Chicago Avenue toward Roosevelt Road Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Clark Closed 1949 toward Howard North Side main line Wellington toward Loop (Randolph/Wells) or North Water Terminal
Track layout Legend Brown to Kimball Purple Express to Linden Red to Howard Belmont Ave. Fletcher St. Brown and Purple Express to the Loop Red to 95th/Dan Ryan
Location

Belmont is an 'L' station serving the CTA's North Side Main Line. It is served at all times by the Red and Brown Lines, and by the Purple Line Express during weekday rush hours. It is located at 945 West Belmont Avenue in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It is an elevated station with two island platforms serving four tracks; Brown and Purple Line trains share the outer tracks while Red Line trains run on the inner tracks. Along with residential areas, the neighborhood surrounding Belmont contains many eclectic shops, bars, and restaurants and active nightlife. The station is one of the more heavily utilized on the system serving as a busy transfer point, and also as a terminal when the Brown Line operates as a shuttle service to and from Kimball late at night and early in the morning. It is nearly identical to Fullerton, minus the terminal status.