Madison/Wabash (CTA station)

Madison/Wabash
Location Two North Wabash Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60602
Coordinates 41°52′55″N 87°37′34″W / 41.882023°N 87.626098°W
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)
  Purple Line weekday rush hours only
Platforms 2 Side platforms
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Elevated
History
Opened November 8, 1896
Closed March 16, 2015
Traffic
Passengers (2012) 2,036,939 Increase 8.9%
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
One-way operation
Brown Line
toward Kimball
toward Harlem/Lake
Green Line
One-way operation
Orange Line
toward Midway
Purple Line
toward Linden
Pink Line
toward 54th/Cermak
Route map
Legend

Brown and Green Lines
north to Kimball and Harlem/Lake

Madison St.

Purple, Orange, Green, and Pink Lines
south to Linden, Midway, Ashland/63rd,

Cottage Grove, and 54th/Cermak
 

Madison/Wabash was an 'L' station which served the CTA's Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines. From 1919 to 1963, it also served interurban trains of the North Shore Line. This station and Randolph/Wabash are scheduled to be replaced by Washington/Wabash in 2016.[1] The station closed on March 16, 2015.[2] [3]

Gallery

Station house during its final week of service 
Station house 
Madison/Wabash Station in August 2001 

References

  1. ↑ "Mayor Emanuel Announces Release of Final Renderings of Washington-Wabash CTA Elevated Station" (Press release). CIty of Chicago. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  2. ↑ Swartz, Tracy (March 2, 2015). "Madison/Wabash 'L' station to close March 16". RedEye. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Customer Alert: Madison/Wabash Station Closure". transitchicago.com. Chicago Transit Authority. Retrieved March 16, 2015.

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