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Franklin Street station (Wisconsin)

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Franklin Street
Former Milwaukee Road passenger rail station
General information
Location501 East Wilson Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53703
History
Opened1869
Closed1952
Former Services
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
Madison
Terminus
Madison – Milwaukee via Watertown Sun Prairie
towards Milwaukee
Madison – Portage DeForest
towards Portage
Milwaukee Road Depot
Location640 West Washington Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Built1869 (1869)

The Franklin Street station, also known as East Madison station, was a Milwaukee Road station. It was located at 501 East Wilson Street, one block west from the C&NW station. The first station on the site was built in 1869.[1][2]: 124  This was replaced with a 1886 structure in a Victorian Gothic style, to compete with the new C&NW station.[3] It served trains from Madison to Portage and Milwaukee, including the On Wisconsin.[4] The station was demolished in 1952, and all Milwaukee Road passenger service shifted to the still-standing West Madison station.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Neckar, Lance; Rankin, Katharine H. (February 1981). "West Madison Depot, Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. Madison: National Park Service. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  2. ^ Mollenhoff, David V. (2003). Madison, a History of the Formative Years. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 9780299199807. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Rankin, Katherine H. (October 15, 1985). "East Wilson Street Historic District". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. Madison: National Park Service. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad". Official Guide of the Railways. New York City: National Railways Publishing Company. June 1941. p. 964.