The original station at Kimball was constructed by the
Northwestern Elevated Railroad and opened on December 14, 1907. This station was demolished and a new station built in its place in 1974. The newly opened station was used for filming for the 1975 film,
Cooley High. The station has three tracks which are served by an island platform and a side platform; there is also a
train storage yard and a workshop alongside the station.
Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project Although Kimball Station was rebuilt in 1974 it was still upgraded as part of the Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project. The station closed from September 15, 2006 to January 12, 2007.{{cite web|last=|first=|authorlink=|title=CTA Announces Brown Line Kimball Station to Reopen January 12|publisher=Chicago Transit Authority|url=http://www.transitchicago.com/news/ctaandpress.wu?action=displayarticledetail&articleid=109892|url-status = dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080521201137/http://www.transitchicago.com/news/ctaandpress.wu?action=displayarticledetail&articleid=109892 ==Bus connections==