Southport is a station on the

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's 'L' system. It is situated between the Paulina and Belmont stations on the Brown Line, which runs between Albany Park on

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's Northwest Side and

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. It is an elevated station with two side platforms located at 3411 North Southport Avenue in

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's Lakeview community area.

Location

Southport is situated on North Southport Avenue, close to its intersection with West Roscoe Street. The station is located in the Lakeview community area of Chicago; the area surrounding the station consists of a mixture commercial and residential areas.

History

Southport Station opened in 1907 as part of the

Northwestern Elevated Railroad The Northwestern Elevated Railroad was the last of the privately constructed rapid transit lines to be built in Chicago. The line ran from the Loop in downtown Chicago north to Wilson Avenue in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood with a branch to Raven ...

's Ravenswood line. In CTA's

skip-stop Skip-stop is a public transit service pattern which reduces travel times and increases capacity by having vehicles ''skip'' certain ''stops'' along a route. Originating in rapid transit systems, skip-stop may be also used in light rail and bus ...

service on the Brown Line, which was in operation from 1949 to 1995, Southport was a "B" station. In 2006, the CTA began the Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project, which involved the renovation and reconstruction of all Brown Line stations to allow eight car trains to run on the line and to ensure that all stations are accessible to passengers with disabilities. Southport Station was closed between April 2, 2007, and March 30, 2008, and was completely rebuilt.

Services

Southport is part of the CTA's Brown Line, which runs between Albany Park and

. It is the eleventh inbound station and is the last station on the Ravenswood branch. Brown Line trains serve Southport between 4:00 a.m. and 2:25 a.m. on Weekdays and Saturdays, and between 5:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. on Sundays; trains operate every 3 to 10 minutes during rush hour, with longer headways of up to 15 minutes at night. 1,042,720 passengers boarded at Southport in 2015.

Notes and references

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References

External links

Southport station page
at the CTA website {{Chicago "L" stations navbox, Brown=Yes CTA Brown Line stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1907 1907 establishments in Illinois