Southport station (CTA)

Southport   1400W 3400N
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
The platforms at Southport
General information
Location	3411 North Southport Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60657
Coordinates	41.943832°N 87.663383°W / 41.943832; -87.663383
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Ravenswood Branch
Platforms	2 Side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	May 18, 1907; 117 years ago (1907-05-18)[1]
Rebuilt	2007–2008; 16 years ago (2008)
Passengers
2020	305,940[2]  71.8%
Rank	79 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Paulina toward Kimball Brown Line Belmont toward Loop (Washington/Wells)
Track layout Brown to Kimball Southport Ave. Brown to the Loop
Location

Southport is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system. It is situated between the Paulina and Belmont stations on the Brown Line, which runs between Albany Park on Chicago's Northwest Side and downtown Chicago. It is an elevated station with two side platforms located at 3411 North Southport Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community area.

Location

Southport station entrance

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.^[3]

History

Southport Station opened in 1907 as part of the Northwestern Elevated Railroad's Ravenswood line.^[1] In CTA's skip-stop service on the Brown Line, which was in operation from 1949 to 1995, Southport was a "B" station.^[4]

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.^[5]

Services

Southport is part of the CTA's Brown Line, which runs between Albany Park and downtown Chicago. 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.^[6] 1,042,720 passengers boarded at Southport in 2015.^[7]

References

1. "New 'L' Line Operated". Chicago Daily Tribune. May 19, 1907. p. 11.
2. "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2020" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 19, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
3. City of Chicago Zoning Map (Map). Chicago Department of Zoning. 2012.
4. Garfield, Graham. "Southport". Chicago "L".org. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
5. "Southport". Countdown to a New Brown. Chicago Transit Authority. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
6. "Southport Station Timetable" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
7. "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2015" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 11, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 4, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2016.

External links

• Southport station page at the CTA website