Milwaukee Intermodal Station

Milwaukee Intermodal Station is an intercity bus and train station in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Amtrak service at Milwaukee includes the daily Empire Builder and the seven daily Hiawatha Service round trips. It is Amtrak's 18th-busiest station nationwide, and the second-busiest in the Midwest, behind only Chicago Union Station.[2] The station is served by bus companies Coach USA - Wisconsin Coach Lines (regional and intercity services), Greyhound Lines, Jefferson Lines, Indian Trails, Lamers, Badger Bus, Tornado Bus Company, and Megabus. It is also the western terminus of the M-Line service of The Hop streetcar.

Milwaukee Intermodal Station
Glass station building and 6th Street Bridge at sunset
General information
Location433 West Saint Paul Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
United States
Coordinates43°02′03″N 87°55′02″W
Owned byWisconsin Department of Transportation
Operated byAmtrak
Line(s)CPKC Watertown/C&M Subdivisions
Platforms2 island and 1 side platform
Tracks5
Bus stands9
Bus operators
ConnectionsMilwaukee Streetcar
Milwaukee County Transit System: BlueLine, 12, 31, 34, 57
Construction
Parking425 long term spaces
Bicycle facilitiesBublr Bikes bike-share
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: MKE
History
Opened1965
Rebuilt2007
Previous namesMilwaukee Union Station (1965–2007)
Passengers
FY 2022379,535[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Columbus
toward Seattle or Portland
 Empire Builder Glenview
toward Chicago
Terminus Hiawatha Service Milwaukee Airport
toward Chicago
Preceding station The Hop Following station
Terminus M-Line St. Paul at Plankinton
toward Burns Commons
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Columbus
toward Seattle
 North Coast Hiawatha Glenview
toward Chicago
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station
Terminus Milwaukee Division Racine
toward Chicago
Future services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Columbus
toward St. Paul
 Great River Milwaukee Airport
toward Chicago

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. The station has 2 island platforms and 1 side platform, which serve the two main tracks of the CP Rail C&M Subdivision plus three platform sidings.

History
The original Milwaukee Union Station, soon after its opening in 1965

The station opened on August 3, 1965 as Milwaukee Union Station. Operated by the Milwaukee Road, it replaced their previous Everett Street Depot. The depot was built on West St. Paul Avenue in a modernistic style that proved unpopular quickly after it was erected.[3] The Chicago and North Western Railroad closed their Milwaukee station (Lake Front Depot) and moved their passenger operations to the new Milwaukee Road depot in 1966. Following the formation of Amtrak in 1971, the Chicago and North Western withdrew all of its intercity trains and commuter service from the station. The Canadian Pacific Railway (through its Soo Line Railroad subsidiary) acquired the trackage within the train shed when it bought the remnants of the Milwaukee Road in 1986.

In November 2007, the facility was renamed the Milwaukee Intermodal Station following a $16.9 million renovation. The new facility included a larger waiting area with a glass atrium and improved space for Amtrak ticketing, as well as facilities for intercity buses (to accommodate Greyhound service after it relocated from its former location at 7th and Michigan), a restaurant, and retail space.[4] In 2016, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation completed a rebuild of the train shed and platform to meet federal accessible standards.[5]

The Hop streetcar service began on November 2, 2018, with a stop on Vel R. Phillips Avenue just northeast of the station.

See also

References
  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  2. Amtrak national fact sheet FY2018
  3. Holland, Kevin J. (2001). Classic American Railroad Terminals. Osceola, WI: MBI. p. 61. ISBN 9780760308325. OCLC 45908903.
  4. Amtrak, Greyhound now at same location Archived November 16, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Jannene, Jeramey. "Eyes on Milwaukee: New $22 Million Rail Concourse Opens". Urban Milwaukee. Retrieved 2022-11-18.

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