Kedzie station (CTA Brown Line) explained

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Kedzie
Line1:Brown
Grid:3200W 4700N
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Address:4648 North Kedzie Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60625
Coordinates:41.9661°N -87.7094°W
Type:Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Style:CTA
Structure:At-grade
Tracks:2
Rebuilt:,
Accessible:yes
Pass Year:2020
Passengers:245,921[1]
Pass Percent:-60.2
Pass Rank:93 out of 143
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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, the terminus of the line about one third of a mile (0.536 km) to the north west, and, which is located about one third of a mile (0.536 km) to the east.

The station and nearby Kedzie Avenue are both named after John H. Kedzie, an early Chicago real-estate developer.[2]

History

Kedzie Station was originally constructed in 1907 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 accessible to passengers with disabilities.

On October 1, 2009, the parking lot for this station was closed.[3]

1977 fatal accident

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 percent responsible and the $1.5 million judgment against them was eventually affirmed by the Illinois Supreme Court in 1992.[4] 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Annual Ridership Report  - Calendar Year 2020 . Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 19, 2021. May 31, 2021 .
  2. http://www.gapersblock.com/airbags/archives/john_hume_kedzie_and_friends/ John Hume Kedzie and Friends
  3. Web site: Customer Alert: Kedzie Park & Ride Closure. Chicago Transit Authority. 28 March 2010.
  4. Lee v. Chicago Transit Authority, 152 Ill.2d 432, 605 N.E.2d 493 (1992).