Madison/Wells station

Madison/Wells was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Loop. The station was located at 1 North Wells Street in the Chicago Loop. Madison/Wells opened on October 3, 1897, and closed on January 30, 1994, and demolished so that work on the new Washington/Wells station could begin. This station and Randolph/Wells were replaced by Washington/Wells.[1] The station was located at Madison Street and Wells Street in the Chicago Loop.

Madison/Wells
 
1N/S
200W
Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location1 North Wells Street
Chicago, Illinois 60602
Coordinates41.88194°N 87.63383°W / 41.88194; -87.63383
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Loop Elevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 tracks
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedOctober 3, 1897
ClosedJanuary 30, 1994
Previous namesMadison & Fifth
Former services
Preceding station Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Following station
Randolph/Wells
One-way operation
 North Shore Line Quincy/Wells
toward Roosevelt Road
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Randolph/Wells
toward Midway
Orange Line Quincy
One-way operation
Randolph/Wells
toward Linden
 Purple Line
Express
Randolph/Wells
One-way operation
 Brown Line Quincy
toward Kimball
Location

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