CTA

Brown Line Service Suspended between Southport and Belmont this Weekend and Next Weekend

March 8, 2012
Bus shuttle to supplement service as crews perform scheduled track maintenance work
 
Brown Line service will be temporarily suspended between the Southport and Belmont stations from 4 a.m. Saturday, March 10 until 7 p.m. Sunday, March 11 and then again from 4 a.m. Saturday, March 17 until 7 p.m. Sunday March 18, due to crews performing scheduled track maintenance work.
 
During these times, a bus shuttle will operate as a substitute for rail service making stops in both directions at the Southport and Belmont stations. All Brown Line stations are accessible to those with disabilities or who require elevator access.
 
Customers planning to use the Brown Line to travel to/from events or festivities on these two weekends are advised to allow extra travel time. 
 
Northbound (to Kimball) Brown Line customers must exit trains at the Belmont station. Customers who wish to continue traveling north of Belmont will need to transfer to the bus shuttle and connect to northbound (to Kimball) trains at the Southport station.
 
Southbound (to the Loop) Brown Line customers must exit at the Southport station. Customers who wish to continue traveling south of Southport will need to transfer to the bus shuttle and connect to southbound (to the Loop) trains at the Belmont stations.
 
Brown Line trains will operate normally from Kimball to Southport and from Belmont to the Loop.  
 
Red Line service will not be affected and trains will operate normally in both directions.
 
# # #
Back to news
System status snapshot
‘L’ route status
Red Line
Normal Service
Blue Line
Normal Service
Brown Line
Normal Service
Green Line
Normal Service
Orange Line
Normal Service
Pink Line
Normal Service
Purple Line
Normal Service
Yellow Line
Normal Service
Bus routes w/alerts
Elevator alerts