Randolph/Wabash station explained

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Randolph/Wabash
Line1:Orange
Line2:Green
Line3:Purple
Line4:Pink
Line5:Brown
Grid:150N 44E
Type:Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Address:151 North Wabash Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Coordinates:41.8844°N -87.6261°W
Structure:Elevated
Platform:2 Side platforms
Tracks:2
Rebuilt:
(new Inner Loop station house)
Passengers:2,242,622[1]
Pass Year:2014
Pass Percent:1.2
Pass Rank:21 out of 143
Other Services Header:Former services
Map State:collapsed
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Marker:rail-metro
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Randolph/Wabash was an elevated 'L' station in the Loop in Chicago. Located at Randolph Street and Wabash Avenue, it served trains running on the Chicago Transit Authority's Brown and Green Lines on the outer loop track, and the Green, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines on the inner loop track. Randolph/Wabash was the closest 'L' station to Metra's Millennium Station until its closure on September 3, 2017. The station was later demolished.[2] [3]

History

Randolph/Wabash opened on November 8, 1896, to be used by trains on the Lake Street Elevated Railroad (now the western section of the Green Line).[4] The original inner loop station house was replaced in 1957, and the outer loop station house was removed in the 1960s. On September 3, 2017, Randolph/Wabash closed, three days after its replacement, Washington/Wabash station, opened.[5]

In popular culture

Randolph/Wabash was used for exterior shots in the 1995 film While You Were Sleeping. The station also appeared in the 1987 film Adventures in Babysitting. In addition, a 2015 Apple advertising campaign, "Shot on iPhone 6", features the short journey between Randolph/Wabash and State/Lake shot in time lapse.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Monthly Ridership Report  - December 2014 . Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. March 5, 2015. May 1, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180204045717/http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/ridership_reports/2014-12.pdf. February 4, 2018.
  2. Web site: Customer Alert: Randolph/Wabash Station Closure. transitchicago.com. Chicago Transit Authority. September 3, 2017.
  3. Web site: The Loop's Randolph/Wabash station is now permanently closed. 5 September 2017.
  4. Randolph/Wabash. Chicago-"L".org (URL accessed September 30, 2006).
  5. Web site: Chicago's new Washington-Wabash 'L' station officially opens. 31 August 2017.