Washington/Wabash station

{{Short description|Chicago "L" station}}

{{distinguish|text= Washington/Dearborn, Washington/State, or Washington/Wells}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox station

| custom_header = {{Infobox station/Header CTA|name=Washington/Wabash|line1=Orange|line2=Green|line3=Purple|line4=Pink|line5=Brown|grid=100N 44E|size=.56}}

| image = Orange-Green-Purple-Pink Line platform at Washington-Wabash.jpg

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| address = 29 N. Wabash Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60602

| coordinates = {{coord|41.882900|-87.626205|type:railwaystation_region:US-IL|display=inline, title}}

| type = Chicago 'L' rapid transit station

| style = CTA

| line = Loop Elevated

| other = {{Rail-interchange|chicago|metra}} {{rint|chicago|me}} & {{rint|nictd}} at Millennium Station

| structure = Elevated

| platform = 2 Side platforms

| levels =

| tracks = 2

| parking =

| bicycle =

| opened = {{Start date and age|2017|08|31}}{{Cite web|url=https://chicago.curbed.com/2017/8/31/16234044/washington-wabash-loop-cta-station|title = Chicago's new Washington-Wabash 'L' station officially opens|date = 31 August 2017}}

| rebuilt =

| electrified =

| accessible = yes

| code =

| owned = City of Chicago

| zone =

| former =

| pass_year = 2024

| passengers = 2,104,234{{cite web |title=Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2024 |url=https://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/6/2024_Annual_Ridership_Report.pdf |publisher=Chicago Transit Authority |access-date=April 13, 2025 |date=January 22, 2025}}

| pass_percent = 1.2

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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=CTA

|line1=Orange|left1=State/Lake|right1=Adams/Wabash|oneway-left1=true|to-right1=Midway

|line2=Green|left2=State/Lake|right2=Adams/Wabash

|line3=Purple|left3=State/Lake|right3=Adams/Wabash|oneway-left3=true|note-mid3=Express|to-right3=Linden

|line4=Pink|left4=State/Lake|right4=Adams/Wabash|oneway-left4=true|to-right4=54th/Cermak

|line5=Brown|left5=State/Lake|right5=Adams/Wabash|oneway-right5=true

}}

| other_services_header = Former services

| other_services_collapsible = yes

| other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system=CTA

|line2=Orange|left2=Randolph/Wabash|right2=Adams/Wabash|oneway-left2=yes|to-right2=Midway|note-left2=Closed 2017

|line3=Green|left3=Randolph/Wabash|right3=Adams/Wabash|note-left3=Closed 2017

|line4=Purple|left4=Randolph/Wabash|right4=Adams/Wabash|note-mid4=Express|oneway-left4=yes|to-right4=Linden|note-left4=Closed 2017

|line5=Pink|left5=Randolph/Wabash|right5=Adams/Wabash|oneway-left5=yes|to-right5=54th/Cermak|note-left5=Closed 2017

|line6=Brown|left6=Randolph/Wabash|right6=Adams/Wabash|oneway-right6=yes|note-left6=Closed 2017}}

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-custom = {{Infobox mapframe |shape=none |marker=rail-metro |marker-color=#000 |zoom=15 }}

| map_state = collapsed

| route_map = {{Routemap|legend=track|inline=1|map=

uhSTR!~MFADEg\uhSTR!~MFADEg ~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|Chicago|Green}} to {{cta|Harlem/Lake}}

lhSTR!~uSTRf\lhSTR!~uSTRg!~POINTERf@gq~~ ~~ ~~{{rint|chicago|brown}} to {{cta|Kimball}}

RP2q\hSKRZ-G2!~uSTR\hSKRZ-G2!~uSTR\RP2q~~Washington St.

\hSTR!~uPSTR(R)\hSTR!~uPSTR(L)\

\lhSTR!~uPSTR(R)\lhSTR!~uPSTR(L)\

RP2q\hSKRZ-G2!~uPSTR(R)\hSKRZ-G2!~uPSTR(L)\RP2q~~Madison St.

lhSTR!~uSTRf!~POINTERg@fq\lhSTR!~uSTRg~~ ~~ ~~{{BSsplit|{{rint|chicago|purple}} Express to {{cta|Linden}}|{{rint|chicago|orange}} to {{cta|Midway}}}}

uhSTR\uhSTR~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|chicago|pink}} to {{cta|54th/Cermak}}

uhSTR!~MFADEf\uhSTR!~MFADEf~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|chicago|green}} to {{BSsplit|{{cta|Ashland/63rd}} or|{{cta|Cottage Grove}}}}

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Washington/Wabash is an 'L' station on the CTA's Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines. The station opened on August 31, 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/31/wabash-washington-cta-l-station/|title=CTA Opens New 'L' Station In Loop|date=2017-08-31|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-10}} It serves as a consolidation and replacement of the Randolph/Wabash and Madison/Wabash stations. The project was undertaken by the Chicago Department of Transportation. Construction of the $75 million station began in 2015, following the closure of Madison/Wabash in March 2015 and was completed in August 2017. The station is located between Washington and Madison Streets on Wabash Avenue in the Loop.

In 2018, the new station was recognized with an award of excellence by the American Institute of Architects, Chicago chapter.{{Cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kamin/ct-biz-architecture-awards-kamin-1026-story.html |title=Restored Unity Temple, Loop CTA station highlight winners of architecture awards |last=Kamin |first=Blair |date=October 26, 2018 |work=chicagotribune.com |access-date=2018-10-28 |language=en-US}}