page_title: Southport station (CTA)
section_title: Location
hierarchical_section_title: Southport station (CTA) / Location
caption_attribution_description: English: Southport station in 2005
context_page_description: 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.
context_section_description: 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.
caption: Southport station in October 2005, prior to reconstruction
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