Randolph/Wabash (CTA)

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For other CTA stations named Randolph, see Randolph (CTA).
Randolph/Wabash
Station statistics
Address 151 N. Wabash Ave. (146N,46E)
Chicago, IL
Lines
Brown Line
Green Line
Orange Line
Purple Line
Pink Line
Other information
Opened November 8,1896
Rebuilt 1957
Traffic
Passengers (2006) 1,847,854 10%

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 Millennium Station, 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.

station exterior
station exterior

[edit] References

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

[edit] External links

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One-way operation
Brown Line
toward Kimball
Purple Line
toward Linden
Green Line
One-way operation
Orange Line
toward Midway
Pink Line
toward 54/Cermak