Southport station (CTA)

Southport
 
1400W
3400N
The platforms at Southport
Location 3411 North Southport Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60657
Coordinates 41°56′38″N 87°39′48″W / 41.943832°N 87.663383°W / 41.943832; -87.663383
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)
  Brown Line
Platforms 2 Side platforms
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened May 18, 1907[1]
Rebuilt 2007–2008
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 1,137,842[2] Increase 1%
Rank 62 out of 143
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
Ravenswood Branch
toward Kimball
Brown Line
Brown Line
Shuttle
Terminus
Brown Line
Rush period special
(6-7 a.m.)
One-way operation
One-way operation
Brown Line
Rush period special
(7-9 a.m.)
toward Midway
Route map
Brown Line
west to Kimball
Southport Ave.
Brown Line
east to Loop

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 station in 2008

Southport is situated on N. Southport Avenue, close to its intersection with W. 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 met Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements. Southport Station was closed between April 2, 2007, and March 30, 2008, and was completely reconstructed.[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]

Notes and references

Notes

    References

    1. 1 2 "New 'L' Line Operated". Chicago Daily Tribune. May 19, 1907. p. 11.
    2. ↑ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2017" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 31, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
    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. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
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