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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External links
- {{HAER |survey=IL-1-F |id=il0387 |title=Union Elevated Railroad, Randolph-Wells Street Station}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNTxz4g1E48 Randolph/Wells seen in a home movie from 1990]
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Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1897
Category:1897 establishments in Illinois
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Category:Former North Shore Line stations
Category:Railway stations in the United States closed in 1995
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