Washington/Wells station

Track layout
	Legend
	Orange to Midway
	Purple Express to Linden

Washington/Wells

100N
200W
Washington/Wells 100N; 200W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location	100 North Wells Street; Chicago, Illinois 60606
Coordinates	41°52′57″N 87°38′02″W / 41.882541°N 87.633824°W
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Loop Elevated
Platforms	2 Side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	UP-N UP-NW UP-W at Ogilvie
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	July 17, 1995; 29 years ago
Passengers
2020	668,828 69.8%
Rank	24 out of 143
Services
Track layout
Track layout
	Legend
	Orange to Midway
	Purple Express to Linden
Location
Location

Washington/Wells is a station on the Chicago "L" system, located in downtown Chicago, Illinois on The Loop. The station opened on July 17, 1995. Washington/Wells is located a few blocks from several major attractions and business centers, such as Chicago City Hall, the Civic Opera House, and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The station is also three blocks east of Ogilvie Transportation Center, terminal for the Union Pacific North, Northwest, and West line Metra trains. The station is located between Washington and Madison on Wells Street in downtown Chicago.

History

The Washington/Wells station replaced two former Loop stations, Randolph/Wells and Madison/Wells. The CTA did the same on the Wabash side of the Loop, replacing Randolph/Wabash and Madison/Wabash with Washington/Wabash.

Station layout

The station is located between Washington and Madison Streets and is constructed of steel and concrete, with wooden platforms. A large mezzanine is accessible by stairs just south of Washington on either side of Wells, and the station is also accessible via elevators. Just past several turnstiles are stairwells leading to the platform level; the easternmost stairs go to the Inner Loop platform while the westernmost go to the Outer Loop platform. Both platforms are also serviced by elevators. It is possible to go from one platform to the other without leaving the paid area, making Washington/Wells a transfer station. The platforms are from Washington to Madison; the platforms continues over Madison Street. There are auxiliary exits on both ends of both platforms to the east sides of Washington and Madison. Both platforms can handle eight-car trains, the longest on the CTA system.

Service

Washington/Wells serves the Brown Line (which travels counterclockwise on the Outer Loop track), and the Orange Line, Purple Line Express (weekday rush hours only), and Pink Line (which travel clockwise on the Inner Loop track).

Bus connections

CTA

J14 Jeffery Jump
20 Madison (Owl Service)
37 Sedgwick (Weekdays only)
56 Milwaukee
60 Blue Island/26th (Owl Service)
124 Navy Pier
157 Streeterville/Taylor (Weekdays only)

References

^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2020" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 19, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.

External links

Media related to Washington/Wells (CTA) at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2020" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 19, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.

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