On March 30, 2008 the CTA reopened the Southport station and opened a temporary station at Diversey. Both stations had been closed for construction and are now able to accommodate eight-car trains.

At the Southport station, customers have a new stationhouse and platforms with new elevators and an accessible turnstile that allows customers with disabilities to use the station. In addition, wider stairways, additional turnstiles and improved entrances and exits allow for a better flow of customer traffic.

On Monday, April 2, 2007 the Southport station on the Brown Line temporarily closed for renovation for 12 months while construction crews worked to upgrade and extend platforms, rebuild the station house and make the station accessible to customers with disabilities.

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On Monday, April 2, 2007 the Southport station on the Brown Line temporarily closed for renovation. The Southport station was temporarily closed for 12 months while construction crews worked to upgrade and extend platforms, rebuild the station house and make the station accessible to customers with disabilities. The adjacent stations – Paulina and Belmont – remained open during the temporary closure of the Southport station so customers could continue to use them to access Brown Line service.

The Southport station is located in an area where existing CTA service is plentiful. In addition to nearby rail stations, there are five existing CTA bus routes that provide service near Southport station on weekdays and weekends, the #9 Ashland, #11 Lincoln/Sedgwick, #22 Clark, #77 Belmont, #152 Addison and the #X9 Ashland Express (weekdays until 7 p.m.). (Read more)

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