Randolph/Wells   145N 200W
Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location	150 North Wells Street Chicago, Illinois 60602
Coordinates	41°53′04″N 87°38′02″W / 41.88446°N 87.63388°W / 41.88446; -87.63388
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; 126 years ago (1897-10-03)
Closed	July 17, 1995; 28 years ago (1995-07-17)
Rebuilt	1913; 111 years ago (1913) (new station houses added)
Previous names	Randolph & Fifth
Former services
Preceding station Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Following station Merchandise Mart One-way operation North Shore Line Madison/Wells toward Roosevelt Road Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Clark/Lake toward Midway Orange Line Madison/Wells Closed 1994 One-way operation Merchandise Mart toward Linden Purple Line Express Merchandise Mart One-way operation Brown Line Madison/Wells Closed 1994 toward Kimball
Location

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; the station and Madison/Wells were replaced by Washington/Wells.^[1]

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