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.
^Holland, Kevin J. (2001). Classic American Railroad Terminals. Osceola, WI: MBI. p. 61. ISBN9780760308325. OCLC 45908903.
^Amtrak, Greyhound now at same location November 16, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^Jannene, Jeramey. "Eyes on Milwaukee: New $22 Million Rail Concourse Opens". Urban Milwaukee. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
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milwaukee, intermodal, station, intercity, train, station, downtown, milwaukee, wisconsin, amtrak, service, milwaukee, includes, daily, empire, builder, seven, daily, hiawatha, service, round, trips, amtrak, 18th, busiest, station, nationwide, second, busiest,. 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 StationGlass station building and 6th Street Bridge at sunsetGeneral informationLocation433 West Saint Paul AvenueMilwaukee WisconsinUnited StatesCoordinates43 02 03 N 87 55 02 W 43 03417 N 87 91722 W 43 03417 87 91722Owned byWisDOTOperated byAmtrakLine s CP Watertown C amp M SubdivisionsPlatforms2 island and 1 side platformTracks5Bus stands9Bus operatorsAmtrak ThruwayBadger BusGreyhound LinesIndian TrailsJefferson LinesLamers Bus LinesMegabusTornado Bus CompanyWisconsin Coach LinesConnectionsMilwaukee StreetcarMilwaukee County Transit System BlueLine 12 31 34 57ConstructionParking425 long term spacesBicycle facilitiesBublr Bikes bike shareAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeAmtrak MKEHistoryOpened1965Rebuilt2007Previous namesMilwaukee Union Station 1965 2007 PassengersFY 2021198 389 1 Amtrak ServicesPreceding station Amtrak Following stationColumbustoward Seattle or Portland Empire Builder Glenviewtoward ChicagoTerminus Hiawatha Service Milwaukee Airporttoward ChicagoPreceding station The Hop Following stationTerminus M Line St Paul at Plankintontoward Burns CommonsFormer servicesPreceding station Amtrak Following stationColumbustoward Seattle North Coast Hiawatha Glenviewtoward ChicagoPreceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following stationTerminus Milwaukee Division Racinetoward ChicagoFuture servicesPreceding station Amtrak Following stationColumbustoward St Paul Great River Milwaukee Airporttoward ChicagoThe 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 amp M Subdivision plus three platform sidings Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory Edit The original Milwaukee Union Station soon after its opening in 1965The 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 EditList of intercity bus stops in WisconsinReferences Edit Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2021 State of Wisconsin PDF Amtrak August 2022 Retrieved September 27 2022 Amtrak national fact sheet FY2018 Holland Kevin J 2001 Classic American Railroad Terminals Osceola WI MBI p 61 ISBN 9780760308325 OCLC 45908903 Amtrak Greyhound now at same location Archived November 16 2007 at the Wayback Machine Jannene Jeramey Eyes on Milwaukee New 22 Million Rail Concourse Opens Urban Milwaukee Retrieved 2022 11 18 External links Edit Media related to Milwaukee Intermodal Station at Wikimedia Commons Milwaukee WI Amtrak Milwaukee WI Station history at Great American Stations Amtrak Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Milwaukee Intermodal Station amp oldid 1159427220, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
