Randolph/Wells station

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{{Infobox station/Header CTA|name=Randolph/Wells|grid=145N 200W|size=.8|color=KDR90}}

| image = Randolf St. Station Platform looking south. - Union Elevated Railroad, Randolph-Wells Street Station, Randall and Wells Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL HAER ILL,16-CHIG,108F-3.tif

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| address = 150 North Wells Street
Chicago, Illinois 60602

| coordinates ={{coord|41.88446|-87.63388|type:railwaystation_region:US-IL|display=inline, title}}

| line=Loop Elevated

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| structure = Elevated

| platform = 2 side platforms

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| tracks = 2 tracks

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| opened = {{Start date and age|1897|10|03}}

| closed = {{Start date and age|1995|07|17}}

| rebuilt = {{Start date and age|1913}}
(new station houses added)

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| owned =Chicago Transit Authority

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| former = Randolph & Fifth

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| other_services_header=Former services

| other_services={{Adjacent stations|system1=North Shore Line|line1=Main|right1=Madison/Wells|left1=Merchandise Mart|oneway-left1=yes|to-right1=Roosevelt

|system2=CTA

|line2=Orange|right2=Madison/Wells|left2=Clark/Lake|oneway-right2=yes|to-left2=Midway|note-right2=Closed 1994

|line3=Purple|right3=Madison/Wells|left3=Merchandise Mart|note-mid3=Express|oneway-right3=yes|to-left3=Linden|note-right3=Closed 1994

|line4=Brown|right4=Madison/Wells|left4=Merchandise Mart|oneway-left4=yes|note-right4=Closed 1994|to-right4=Kimball

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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.{{cite web |url=http://chicago-l.org/stations/randolph-wells.html |title=Randolph/Wells |accessdate=August 12, 2010 |author=Garfield, Graham |work= |publisher=Chicago-L.org |date= }}

A small remaining portion of the original station platform contains a shed housing automatic switching equipment for Tower 18.

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