Washington/Wabash station

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Washington/Wabash
 
100N
44E
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Orange-Green-Purple-Pink Line platform at Washington-Wabash.jpg
Location29 N. Wabash Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60602
Coordinates41°52′58″N 87°37′34″W / 41.882900°N 87.626205°W / 41.882900; -87.626205Coordinates: 41°52′58″N 87°37′34″W / 41.882900°N 87.626205°W / 41.882900; -87.626205
Owned byCity of Chicago
Line(s)Loop Elevated
Platforms2 Side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsMetra Metra: Millennium Station
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedAugust 31, 2017[1]
Passengers
20201,082,287[2] Decrease 65.4%
Rank11 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
State/Lake
One-way operation
 Orange Line Adams/Wabash
toward Midway Pictograms-nps-airport.svg
State/Lake
toward Harlem/Lake
 Green Line Adams/Wabash
toward Ashland/63rd or Cottage Grove
State/Lake
One-way operation
 Purple Line
Express
 Adams/Wabash
toward Linden
Pink Line Adams/Wabash
toward 54th/Cermak
State/Lake
toward Kimball
 Brown Line Adams/Wabash
One-way operation
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Randolph/Wabash
Closed 2017
One-way operation
 Orange Line Adams/Wabash
toward Midway Pictograms-nps-airport.svg
Randolph/Wabash
Closed 2017
toward Harlem/Lake
 Green Line Adams/Wabash
toward Ashland/63rd or Cottage Grove
Randolph/Wabash
Closed 2017
One-way operation
 Purple Line
Express
 Adams/Wabash
toward Linden
Pink Line Adams/Wabash
toward 54th/Cermak
Randolph/Wabash
Closed 2017
toward Kimball
 Brown Line Adams/Wabash
One-way operation

Washington/Wabash is an 'L' station on the CTA's Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines. The station opened on August 31, 2017.[3] It serves as a consolidation and replacement of the Randolph/Wabash and Madison/Wabash stations. The project was undertaken by the Chicago Department of Transportation. Construction of the $75 million station began in 2015 following the closure of Madison/Wabash in March 2015 and was completed in August 2017. The station is located between Washington and Madison Streets on Wabash Avenue in the Loop.

In 2018, the new station was awarded an award of excellence by the American Institute of Architects, Chicago chapter.[4]

Bus connections[]

CTA

  • J14 Jeffrey Jump
  • 20 Madison (Owl Service)
  • 56 Milwaukee
  • 60 Blue Island/26th (Owl Service)
  • 124 Navy Pier
  • 147 Outer Drive Express
  • 151 Sheridan
  • 157 Streeterville/Taylor (Weekdays only)

Station layout[]

P
Platform level 		Side platform, doors open on the right
Counterclockwise ← Brown toward Kimball (State/Lake)
← Green toward Harlem/Lake (State/Lake)
Clockwise → Green toward 63rd Street (Adams/Wabash) →
→ Orange toward Midway Pictograms-nps-airport.svg (Adams/Wabash) →
→ Pink toward 54th/Cermak (Adams/Wabash) →
→ Purple toward Linden (Adams/Wabash) →
Side platform, doors open on the right
M Mezzanine level Fare control, farecard vending, transfer between platforms
G Street level –

References[]

  1. ^ "Chicago's new Washington-Wabash 'L' station officially opens". 31 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2020" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 19, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  3. ^ "CTA Opens New 'L' Station In Loop". 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  4. ^ Kamin, Blair (October 26, 2018). "Restored Unity Temple, Loop CTA station highlight winners of architecture awards". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2018-10-28.

External links[]

Media related to Washington/Wabash station at Wikimedia Commons

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