Randolph/Wabash (CTA)

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For other CTA stations named Randolph, see Randolph (CTA).

	Randolph
Coordinates: 146 N, 46 E Lines: Brown Green Orange Pink Purple Platforms: 2 side platforms Opened: 1896 (rebuilt 1957) 2005 passenger entrances: 1,682,797 6%

Randolph (sometimes Randolph/Wabash) is an 'L' station in the Chicago Loop. It is an elevated station located above Wabash Avenue at the intersection with Randolph Street. It has two side platforms serving trains running on the CTA's Brown and Green Lines on the eastern (outer loop) track, and the Green, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines on the western (inner loop) track. Randolph is the closest 'L' station to Metra's Randolph Street Terminal, and is also one of the stations serving Millennium Park.

[edit] History

Randolph/Wabash opened in 1896 and was initially only used by trains on the Lake Street Elevated Railroad (now the western section of the Green Line)^[1]. The original inner loop station house was replaced in 1957, and the outer loop station house was removed in the 1960s.

[edit] References

1. ^ Randolph/Wabash. Chicago-"L".org (URL accessed 30 September 2006).

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