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Revision as of 17:12, 18 November 2011

43°2′3.58″N 87°55′2.69″W / 43.0343278°N 87.9174139°W / 43.0343278; -87.9174139

Milwaukee Intermodal Station
Milwaukee Intermodal Station and 6th Street Bridge at sunset.
General information
Location433 West Saint Paul Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53203
Owned byWisDOT
Line(s)
  Empire Builder
  Hiawatha
Platforms4
Tracks6
ConnectionsAmtrak Thruway Motorcoach
Greyhound
Coach USA
Indian Trails
Jefferson Lines
Lamers Bus Lines
Megabus (United States):Chicago-Milwaukee, and Chicago-Minneapolis
Milwaukee County Transit System
Construction
ParkingYes; paid
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeMKE
History
Opened1965
Rebuilt2007
Passengers
FY2011617,800[1] Increase 5% (Amtrak)
Services
Ticket office, Quik-Trak ticket machine, restrooms, restaurant, vending machines
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
Template:Amtrak lines
TerminusTemplate:Amtrak lines

Milwaukee Intermodal Station is a train and bus station in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin served by Amtrak and several intercity motorcoach operators, including Coach USA, Greyhound Lines, Jefferson Lines, Indian Trails, and Lamers. Megabus stops on Fifth Street near the station. Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) bus route #57 serves the station directly, and several other local bus routes operate on nearby streets. The city's other Amtrak station, Milwaukee Airport Railroad Station is near the western edge of General Mitchell International Airport on the south side of the city.

The Milwaukee Union Station was dedicated on August 3, 1965 by the Milwaukee Road to replace their previous Everett Street Depot. The Chicago and North Western Railroad closed their Milwaukee lakefront depot and moved their passenger operations to the new Milwaukee Road depot in 1966. The depot was built on West St. Paul Avenue in a modernistic style that proved unpopular quickly after it was erected.[2]

In November 2007 the facility was re-named the Milwaukee Intermodal Station following a $16.9 million dollar renovation of the main building to expand the waiting area with a glass atrium and improved space for Amtrak ticketing, as well as motorcoach (bus) passenger facilities, restaurant, and retail space.[3] As of March 2007, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation was studying possible renovations of the train shed and platform.

Canadian Pacific Railway, which purchased the assets of the Milwaukee Road in 1985, owns the trackage within the train shed. The CP Rail C&M Subdivision runs on two mains through the station, as well as 4 depot spurs which are used to store private railcars and Amtrak Hiawatha trains overnight so they are clear of the main tracks.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation owns the station and platforms. The DOT's Statewide Traffic Operations Center is on the 3rd floor of the station.

There is a 300-space parking lot just west of the station. [3] As of February 2010, parking at the station was priced at $5.00 per day. The station has a restaurant and a large vending area.

Milwaukee is served by Amtrak's daily Empire Builder and frequent Hiawatha Service. Of the eight Wisconsin stations served by Amtrak, Milwaukee was the busiest in FY10, boarding or detraining an average of about 1,610 passengers daily.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Milwaukee, WI (MKE)". Great American Stations. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  2. ^ Rutherford, Scott (2001). Classic American Railroad Terminals. MBI Publishing. pp. p. 61. ISBN 9780760308325. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b Amtrak, Greyhound now at same location [dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. Retrieved 2011-1-6. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); External link in |publisher= (help)
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