Randolph/Wells station
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Randolph/Wells was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Loop. The station was located at 150 North Wells Street in downtown Chicago. Randolph/Wells opened on October 3, 1897, and closed just after midnight on July 17, 1995; this station and Madison/Wells were replaced by Washington/Wells.[1]
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Randolph/Wells 145N 200W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 150 North Wells Street Chicago, Illinois 60602 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41.88446°N 87.63388°W / 41.88446; -87.63388 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Chicago Transit Authority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Loop Elevated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 tracks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | October 3, 1897; 126 years ago (1897-10-03) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | July 17, 1995; 28 years ago (1995-07-17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1913; 111 years ago (1913) (new station houses added) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Randolph & Fifth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A small remaining portion of the original station platform contains a shed housing automatic switching equipment for Tower 18.