Milwaukee Intermodal Station
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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.
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. 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. 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.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
served by Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
and several intercity motorcoach operators, including Coach USA
Coach USA
Coach USA LLC is a holding company for various American transportation service providers providing scheduled intercity bus service, local and commuter bus transit, city sightseeing, tour, yellow school bus, and charter bus service...
, Greyhound Lines
Greyhound Lines
Greyhound Lines, Inc., based in Dallas, Texas, is an intercity common carrier of passengers by bus serving over 3,700 destinations in the United States, Canada and Mexico, operating under the well-known logo of a leaping greyhound. It was founded in Hibbing, Minnesota, USA, in 1914 and...
, Jefferson Lines
Jefferson Lines
Jefferson Lines is a regional intercity bus company operating in United States. The company's name originates in the Jefferson Highway, a north-south route in the early National Auto Trail system which once ran from Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada, south to New Orleans, Louisiana. The service to...
, Indian Trails
Indian Trails
Indian Trails is an inter-city bus company based in Owosso, Michigan.- History :Indian Trails was founded in 1910 in Owosso as the Phillips-Taylor Livery Service, whose main business was transporting cargo to and from Durand Union Station and the surrounding Shiawassee County...
, and Lamers. Megabus stops on Fifth Street near the station. Milwaukee County Transit System
Milwaukee County Transit System
The Milwaukee County Transit System is the largest transit agency in Wisconsin, and is the primary transit provider for Milwaukee county. It ranks among the top 50 transit agencies in the United States...
(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
General Mitchell International Airport
General Mitchell International Airport is a county-owned public airport located five miles south of the central business district of Milwaukee, a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States....
on the south side of the city.
The Milwaukee Union Station was dedicated on August 3, 1965 by the Milwaukee Road
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names...
to replace their previous Everett Street Depot. The Chicago and North Western Railroad closed their Milwaukee lakefront depot
Lake Front Depot
The Lake Front Depot was a train station in Milwaukee, Wisconsin built in 1889–1890 by the Chicago and North Western Railway . It was located near the shore of Lake Michigan at the end of East Wisconsin Avenue, by today's Milwaukee County War Memorial. The structure was built with stone in the...
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.
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. As of March 2007, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation was studying possible renovations of the train shed and platform.
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
, 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
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation, abbreviated as WisDOT, is a governmental agency of the U.S. state of Wisconsin responsible for planning, building and maintaining the state's highways...
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. 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
Empire Builder
The Empire Builder is a passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and Northwestern United States. It is Amtrak's busiest long-distance route and busiest daily train, carrying more than 500,000 travelers annually since 2007. Overall, it is the railroad's 10th-busiest line. Before...
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.