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Wisconsin Dells station

Coordinates: 43°37′36″N 89°46′39″W / 43.6266°N 89.7775°W / 43.6266; -89.7775
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Wisconsin Dells
General information
Location100 La Crosse Street
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin 53965
Coordinates43°37′36″N 89°46′39″W / 43.6266°N 89.7775°W / 43.6266; -89.7775
Owned byCity of Wisconsin Dells
Line(s)Canadian Pacific Railway Tomah Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
ParkingYes; free
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeWDL
History
Opened1989
Passengers
201814,606[1]Increase 1.3%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Tomah
toward Seattle or Portland
Empire Builder Portage
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
Lyndon
towards Seattle or Tacoma
Main Line Lewiston
towards Chicago

Wisconsin Dells is an Amtrak intercity train station in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, served by Amtrak's daily Empire Builder. Despite the antiquated appearance, the station was built in 1989. The station is a replica of a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) depot,[2] and is in close proximity to a tourist railroad called the Riverside and Great Northern Railway. The previous station on this site was damaged by a Soo Line Railroad freight train derailing in 1982. A nonprofit group was created in the town in order to raise funds for the current station building.[3]

Although there is an employee that opens and closes the station around train times, there is no full station master selling tickets or handling baggage at this station. Persons wishing to board the train in Wisconsin Dells who do not yet have tickets may purchase them from the conductor upon boarding.

References

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  2. ^ Columbia County, Wisconsin Railroad Structures
  3. ^ Andy Steinke (June 13, 2009). "Depot marks 20th year". Wisconsin Dells Events. Retrieved March 27, 2020.