Adams/Wabash station

Adams/Wabash
 
200S
45E
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location201–23 South Wabash Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60604
Coordinates41.8795°N 87.6261°W / 41.8795; -87.6261
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Loop Elevated
Platforms2 Side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedNovember 8, 1896
Rebuilt1987–89
Passengers
2020636,466[1]  69.5%
Rank27 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Washington/​Wabash
One-way operation
 Orange Line Roosevelt
toward Midway
Washington/​Wabash
toward Harlem/Lake
 Green Line Roosevelt
toward Ashland/63rd or Cottage Grove
Washington/​Wabash
One-way operation
 Purple Line
Express
 Harold Washington Library – State/Van Buren
toward Linden
Pink Line Harold Washington Library – State/Van Buren
toward 54th/Cermak
Washington/​Wabash
toward Kimball
 Brown Line Harold Washington Library – State/Van Buren
One-way operation
Former services
Preceding station Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Following station
Madison/Wabash
toward Milwaukee
 North Shore Line Congress/Wabash
Closed 1949
One-way operation
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Madison/Wabash
Closed 2015
One-way operation
 Orange Line Roosevelt
toward Midway
Madison/Wabash
Closed 2015
toward Harlem/Lake
 Green Line Roosevelt
toward Ashland/63rd or Cottage Grove
Madison/Wabash
Closed 2015
One-way operation
 Purple Line
Express
 Harold Washington Library – State/Van Buren
toward Linden
Pink Line Harold Washington Library – State/Van Buren
toward 54th/Cermak
Madison/Wabash
Closed 2015
toward Kimball
 Brown Line Harold Washington Library – State/Van Buren
One-way operation

Adams/Wabash is an 'L' station serving the CTA's Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines. Until 1963, it also served interurban trains of the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad. It is the closest CTA station to Symphony Center, home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and the Art Institute of Chicago.

History

The station was opened on November 8, 1896, by Lake Street Elevated Railroad before being incorporated into Charles Yerkes's Union Loop in October 1897.[2]

The station originally had separate ticket offices, one for each platform. The structure of the station is painted sheet metal similar to Madison/Wabash or Quincy stations with Corinthian pilasters and Baroque style window frames.

The platforms were separate because they made it possible to differentiate between companies entering or exiting the Loop at Madison/Wabash station. Passengers wishing to take a connection therefore had to exit the station and repay a ticket when entering on the other side. Transfers were simplified in 1913 and passengers were able to access dock to dock with the same ticket.

In 1940 during the first renovation of the station, a footbridge was built over the tracks before a new mezzanine was built in 1967 under the tracks in order to allow the use of a centralized ticket office for the 2 platforms and to reuse the space left free by the old rooms to increase the capacity of the pontoons. Given the high traffic at the station, the two paths (below and above the tracks) have always cohabited.

In 1987, the mezzanine and the quays were given a new makeover. Exit stairs and control booths were installed at each end of the platforms. The roof of the station was also replaced and extended on the platforms. This work lasted 2 years.

Bus connections

CTA

  • 1 Bronzeville/Union Station (Weekday Rush Hours only)
  • 7 Harrison (Weekdays only)
  • 28 Stony Island (Weekday Rush Hours only)
  • 126 Jackson
  • 151 Sheridan

Notes and references

Notes

    References
    1. "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2020" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 19, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
    2. "Chicago L.org: Stations - Adams/Wabash". www.chicago-l.org. Retrieved 2021-06-23.

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