Randolph/Wabash station

Randolph/Wabash was an elevated 'L' station in the Loop. Located at Randolph Street and Wabash Avenue, it served trains running on the CTA's Brown and Green Lines on the outer loop track, and the Green, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines on the inner loop track. Randolph/Wabash was the closest 'L' station to Metra's Millennium Station until its closure on September 3, 2017. The station was later demolished.[2][3]

Not to be confused with Randolph/Wells.
Randolph/Wabash
 
150N
44E
Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location151 North Wabash Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Coordinates41.884431°N 87.626149°W / 41.884431; -87.626149
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Loop Elevated
Platforms2 Side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsMillennium Station
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedNovember 8, 1896
ClosedSeptember 3, 2017
Rebuilt1957 (new Inner Loop station house)
Passengers
20142,242,622[1]  1.2%
Rank21 out of 143[lower-alpha 1]
Former services
Preceding station Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Following station
Clark/Lake
toward Milwaukee
 North Shore Line Madison/Wabash
One-way operation
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
State/Lake
One-way operation
 Orange Line Washington/​Wabash
toward Midway
State/Lake
toward Harlem/Lake
 Green Line Washington/​Wabash
toward Ashland/63rd or Cottage Grove
State/Lake
One-way operation
 Purple Line
Express
 Washington/​Wabash
toward Linden
Pink Line Washington/​Wabash
toward 54th/Cermak
State/Lake
toward Kimball
 Brown Line Washington/​Wabash
One-way operation

History

Randolph/Wabash opened on November 8, 1896 to be used by trains on the Lake Street Elevated Railroad (now the western section of the Green Line).[4] The original inner loop station house was replaced in 1957, and the outer loop station house was removed in the 1960s. On September 3, 2017, Randolph/Wabash closed, three days after its replacement, Washington/Wabash station, opened.[5]

Randolph/Wabash was used for exterior shots in the 1995 film While You Were Sleeping. The station also appeared in the 1987 film Adventures in Babysitting. In addition, a 2015 Apple advertising campaign, "Shot on iPhone 6", features the short journey between Randolph/Wabash and State/Lake shot in time lapse.

  • Station Exterior

Notes and references

Notes
  1. Due to possible double-counting of physically-connected stations, the CTA's official 2014 tally of stations was 145, but for ridership purposes reported having only 143 stations.

References
  1. "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2014" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. March 5, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 4, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  2. "Customer Alert: Randolph/Wabash Station Closure". transitchicago.com. Chicago Transit Authority. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  3. https://chicago.curbed.com/2017/9/5/16255256/randolph-wabash-cta-l-chicago-transit-madison
  4. Randolph/Wabash. Chicago-"L".org (URL accessed September 30, 2006).
  5. https://chicago.curbed.com/2017/8/31/16234044/washington-wabash-loop-cta-station

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