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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.

Washington/Wabash   100N 44E
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
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]
Passengers
2020	1,082,287[2]  65.4%
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 recognized with 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 DuSable Lake Shore 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

External links

Media related to Washington/Wabash station at Wikimedia Commons

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

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