Madison/Wabash station explained

Custom Header:	Madison/Wabash Line1: Orange Line2: Green Line3: Purple Line4: Pink Line5: Brown Grid: 0N/0S 44E
Address:	2 North Wabash Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60602
Coordinates:	41.882°N -87.6261°W
Type:	Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Structure:	Elevated
Platform:	2 Side platforms
Tracks:	2
Passengers:	2,036,939
Pass Year:	2012
Pass Percent:	8.9
Other Services Header:	Former services
Map State:	collapsed
Mapframe:	yes
Mapframe-Custom:	Shape: none Marker: rail-metro Marker-Color: 888 Zoom: 15

Madison/Wabash was a station of the Chicago "L" (elevated) rapid transit system. It 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.

History

Madison/Wabash station opened on November 8, 1896, along with two other stations on the Wabash portion of the Loop Elevated.^{[5] [6]}

Replacement station

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.^[7]

External links

• • Madison/Wabash Station Page at Chicago-L.org
• Madison Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

Notes and References

1. News: Swartz . Tracy . March 2, 2015 . Madison/Wabash 'L' station to close March 16 . March 16, 2015 . RedEye.
2. Web site: Customer Alert: Madison/Wabash Station Closure . March 16, 2015 . Chicago Transit Authority.
3. Web site: Koziarz . Jay . 31 August 2017 . Chicago's new Washington-Wabash 'L' station officially opens . Curbed Chicago.
4. Web site: Bentley . Chris . 2015-09-02 . Chicago recycled an old rapid-transit station and sold its pieces at public auction . The Architect's Newspaper.
5. News: A Farewell to The Loop's Madison-Wabash Station . 11 April 2024 . Curbed Chicago . 13 March 2015 . en.
6. Web site: Chicago L.org: Stations - Madison/Wabash . www.chicago-l.org . 11 April 2024.
7. News: 31 August 2017 . CTA Opens New 'L' Station in Loop . CBS.