Randolph/Wells station

Randolph/Wells was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Loop. The station was located at 150 North Wells Street in downtown Chicago. Randolph/Wells opened on October 3, 1897 and closed just after midnight on July 17, 1995; the station and Madison/Wells were replaced by Washington/Wells.[1]

Randolph/Wells
 
145N
200W
Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location150 North Wells Street
Chicago, Illinois 60602
Coordinates41.88446°N 87.63388°W / 41.88446; -87.63388
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Loop Elevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 tracks
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedOctober 3, 1897
ClosedJuly 17, 1995
Rebuilt1913 (new station houses added)
Previous namesRandolph & Fifth
Former services
Preceding station Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Following station
Merchandise Mart
One-way operation
North Shore Line Madison/Wells
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Clark/Lake
toward Midway
Orange Line Madison/Wells
Closed 1994
One-way operation
Merchandise Mart
toward Linden
Purple Line
Express
Merchandise Mart
One-way operation
Brown Line Madison/Wells
Closed 1994
toward Kimball

A small remaining portion of the original station platform contains a shed housing automatic switching equipment for Tower 18.

References

  1. Garfield, Graham. "Randolph/Wells". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved August 12, 2010.


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