Wells Street Station

This article is about the terminal of the Chicago and North Western Railway. For the terminal of the Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad, see Wells Street Terminal. For other uses, see Wells railway station (disambiguation).
Wells Street Station
Postcard view ca. 1910
General information
LocationWells Street, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°53′19″N 87°38′06″W / 41.88858°N 87.63493°W / 41.88858; -87.63493
Owned byGalena and Chicago Union Railroad
Chicago and North Western Railway
History
Opened1853
ClosedJune 3, 1911
Rebuilt1871 (following the Great Chicago Fire)
1881
Former services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station
Oakley Avenue
toward Geneva
 Galena Division Terminus
Kinzie Street Depot
toward Milwaukee
 Milwaukee Division
Location
Map

Wells Street Station was a passenger terminal of the Chicago and North Western Railway, located at the southwest corner of Wells Street and Kinzie Street in Chicago, Illinois. It was replaced in 1911 by the Chicago and North Western Terminal on the other (west) side of the North Branch of the Chicago River, removing passenger trains from the Kinzie Street railroad bridge over the river. The Merchandise Mart opened in 1930 on the land formerly occupied by the station.