Madison/Wabash station

Madison/Wabash
 
0N/0S
44E
Location 2 North Wabash Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60602
Coordinates 41°52′55″N 87°37′34″W / 41.882023°N 87.626098°W / 41.882023; -87.626098
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)
  Orange Line
  Green Line
  Purple Line Express
  Pink Line
  Brown 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 Increase 8.9%
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
Loop Elevated
One-way operation
Orange Line
toward Midway
toward Harlem/Lake
Green Line
One-way operation
Purple Line
Express
toward Linden
Pink Line
toward 54th/Cermak
toward Kimball
Brown Line
One-way operation
  Former services  
One-way operation
Loop Shuttle
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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. 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]

References

  1. ↑ Swartz, Tracy (March 2, 2015). "Madison/Wabash 'L' station to close March 16". RedEye. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Customer Alert: Madison/Wabash Station Closure". transitchicago.com. Chicago Transit Authority. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  3. ↑ https://chicago.curbed.com/2017/8/31/16234044/washington-wabash-loop-cta-station
  4. ↑ Bentley, Chris. "Chicago recycled an old rapid-transit station and sold its pieces at public auction". The Architects Newspaper. The Architect's Newspaper, LLC.
  5. ↑ http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/8/31/wabash-washington-cta-l-station


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