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)	Brown Line   Green Line   Orange Line   Purple Line weekday rush hours only   Pink Line
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  8.9%
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station Adams/Wabash One-way operation Brown Line Randolph/Wabash toward Kimball Randolph/Wabash toward Harlem/Lake Green Line Adams/Wabash toward Ashland/63rd or Cottage Grove Randolph/Wabash One-way operation Orange Line Adams/Wabash toward Midway Purple Line Adams/Wabash toward Linden Pink Line Adams/Wabash 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 2017.^[1] The station closed on March 16, 2015.^{[2] [3]}

Demolition

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.

In 2016, the construction of Washington/Wabash will begin.

Gallery

Station house during its final week of service  Station house in 2012  Madison/Wabash Station in August 2001

References

1. http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/finance_budget/2016_Budget_Book_WEB_FINAL_Compressed.pdf
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.

External links

• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. IL-1-I, "Union Elevated Railroad, Madison-Wabash Avenue Station"
• Madison/Wabash Station Page at Chicago-L.org
• Madison Street entrance from Google Maps Street View