CTA Red, Brown and Purple line train service was resuming at Belmont after a man was fatally struck by a train Monday morning at the Lake View neighborhood station on the North Side.
He was hit by a southbound train at 7:51 a.m. at the station, 945 W. Belmont Ave., according to Chicago police and CTA spokeswoman Catherine Hosinski.
The man, a 24-year-old from downstate Quincy, was pronounced dead at Illinois Masonic Medical Center at 8:41 a.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. His death was ruled a suicide on Tuesday.
Trains on all three lines were initially halted because of the incident, but service resumed with residual delays about 8:40 a.m., Hosinski said. Trains continued to bypass Belmont while police and fire officials investigated, but service at the station resumed shortly after 10 a.m.
Red, Brown & Purple line trains are resuming stopping at Belmont, and trains are resuming use of all four tracks, following the completion of police and fire personnel's investigation of an earlier incident. Residual delays will continue as crews work to restore normal service.
— cta (@cta) December 17, 2018
Red, Brown & Purple Line service is resuming, with delays/congestion in area of Belmont (using only 2 trks instead of normal 4 trks) following earlier medical emergency on tracks. Trains are bypassing Belmont, as police/fire investigation continues. Allow extra travel time.
— cta (@cta) December 17, 2018