Washington/Wabash station

Washington/Wabash
 
100N
44E
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location29 N. Wabash Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60602
Coordinates41°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
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedAugust 31, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-08-31)[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
State/Lake Green Line Adams/Wabash
State/Lake
One-way operation
Purple Line
Express
Adams/Wabash
toward Linden
Pink Line Adams/Wabash
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
Randolph/Wabash
Closed 2017
Green Line Adams/Wabash
Randolph/Wabash
Closed 2017
One-way operation
Purple Line
Express
Adams/Wabash
toward Linden
Pink Line Adams/Wabash
Randolph/Wabash
Closed 2017
toward Kimball
Brown Line Adams/Wabash
One-way operation
Location
Map

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 recognized with an award of excellence by the American Institute of Architects, Chicago chapter.[4]

  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.