Washington/Wabash station

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.

Not to be confused with Washington/Dearborn, Washington/State, or Washington/Wells.

Washington/Wabash   100N 44E
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location	29 N. Wabash Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60602
Coordinates	41.882900°N 87.626205°W / 41.882900; -87.626205
Owned by	City of Chicago
Line(s)	Loop Elevated
Platforms	2 Side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Metra: Millennium Station
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	August 31, 2017[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2019)	3,126,070[2]  1.7%
Rank	11 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station State/Lake One-way operation Orange Line Adams/Wabash toward Midway State/Lake toward Harlem/Lake Green Line Adams/Wabash toward Ashland/63rd or Cottage Grove State/Lake One-way operation Purple Line Express Adams/Wabash toward Linden Pink Line Adams/Wabash toward 54th/Cermak 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 toward Harlem/Lake Green Line Adams/Wabash toward Ashland/63rd or Cottage Grove Randolph/Wabash Closed 2017 One-way operation Purple Line Express Adams/Wabash toward Linden Pink Line Adams/Wabash toward 54th/Cermak Randolph/Wabash Closed 2017 toward Kimball Brown Line Adams/Wabash One-way operation

In 2018, the new station was awarded an award of excellence by the American Institute of Architects, Chicago chapter.[4]

Bus connections

CTA

• J14 Jeffrey Jump
• 20 Madison (Owl Service)
• 56 Milwaukee
• 60 Blue Island/26th (Owl Service)
• 124 Navy Pier
• 147 Outer Drive Express
• 151 Sheridan
• 157 Streeterville/Taylor (Weekdays only)

Station layout

P Platform level	Side platform, doors open on the right
	Counterclockwise	← Brown toward Kimball (State/Lake) ← Green toward Harlem/Lake (State/Lake)
	Clockwise	→ Green toward 63rd Street (Adams/Wabash) → → Orange toward Midway (Adams/Wabash) → → Pink toward 54th/Cermak (Adams/Wabash) → → Purple toward Linden (Adams/Wabash) →
	Side platform, doors open on the right
M	Mezzanine level	Fare control, farecard vending, transfer between platforms
G	Street level	–

References

1. https://chicago.curbed.com/2017/8/31/16234044/washington-wabash-loop-cta-station
2. "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2019" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 13, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
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.

External links

Media related to Washington/Wabash station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• Washington/Wabash at Chicago-L.org