Madison/Wells   1N/S 200W
Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location	1 North Wells Street Chicago, Illinois 60602
Coordinates	41°52′55″N 87°38′02″W / 41.88194°N 87.63383°W / 41.88194; -87.63383
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Loop Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2 tracks
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	October 3, 1897 (1897-10-03)
Closed	January 30, 1994 (1994-01-30)
Previous names	Madison & Fifth
Former services
Preceding station Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Following station Randolph/Wells One-way operation North Shore Line Quincy/Wells toward Roosevelt Road Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Randolph/Wells toward Midway Orange Line Quincy One-way operation Randolph/Wells toward Linden Purple Line Express Randolph/Wells One-way operation Brown Line Quincy toward Kimball
Location

Madison/Wells was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Loop. The station was located at 1 North Wells Street in the Chicago Loop. Madison/Wells opened on October 3, 1897, and closed on January 30, 1994, and demolished so that work on the new Washington/Wells station could begin. This station and Randolph/Wells were replaced by Washington/Wells.^[1] The station was located at Madison Street and Wells Street in the Chicago Loop.

References

External links

• HAER No. IL-1-G, "Union Elevated Railroad, Madison-Wells Street Station"