Madison/Wabash station

Track layout
	Legend
	Brown and Green Lines
	north to Kimball and Harlem/Lake
	Purple, Orange, Green, and Pink Lines
	south to Linden, Midway , Ashland/63rd,
	Cottage Grove, and 54th/Cermak

Madison/Wabash

0N/0S
44E
Madison/Wabash 0N/0S; 44E
Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location	2 North Wabash Avenue; Chicago, Illinois 60602
Coordinates	41°52′55″N 87°37′34″W / 41.882023°N 87.626098°WCoordinates: 41°52′55″N 87°37′34″W / 41.882023°N 87.626098°W
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Loop Elevated
Platforms	2 Side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	November 8, 1896
Closed	March 16, 2015
Passengers
2012	2,036,939 8.9%
Former services
Track layout
Track layout
	Legend
	Brown and Green Lines
	north to Kimball and Harlem/Lake
	Purple, Orange, Green, and Pink Lines
	south to Linden, Midway , Ashland/63rd,
	Cottage Grove, and 54th/Cermak

Madison/Wabash was a station of the Chicago "L" (elevated) rapid transit system. It 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. The station closed on March 16, 2015,^[1]^[2] and was replaced by Washington/Wabash, which opened on August 31, 2017.^[3]

There are no remnants of the Madison/Wabash station in the original location, but a large amount of the station was sold in pieces and preserved as art items. ^[4] The station was located at Madison Street and Wabash Avenue in the Chicago Loop.

Closure and demolition[]

Madison/Wabash closed on March 16, 2015, after Sunday service in the Loop ceased for the night. The entrances were boarded up by morning-time, and trains started bypassing the station when Monday morning service started. The station sat abandoned until demolition commenced in May 2015. During the weekend of May 23–24, 2015, the entire Inner Loop platform was completely removed. On June 6, 2015, the transfer bridge was completely removed. During the weekend of June 20–21, 2015, the entire Outer Loop platform was completely removed. From July to August 2015, the station house, the fare controls, and the mezzanine were removed. The Washington/Wabash station opened on August 31, 2017.^[5]