Wisconsin Dells, WI
General information
Location100 La Crosse Street
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
United States
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)CP Tomah Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: WDL
History
Opened1989
Passengers
FY 202210,505[1] (Amtrak)
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
Future services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Tomah
toward St. Paul
 Great River Portage
toward Chicago

Wisconsin Dells station 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 (although the depot belonged to the Milwaukee Road then; the Soo Line did not merge with the Milwaukee until 1986.) A nonprofit group was created in the town in order to raise funds for the current station building.[3]

Although there is an employee who 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.

Wisconsin Dells station is served by the daily Empire Builder round trip and beginning in 2024 will also serve an additional Chicago-Twin Cities round trip via the new TCMC route. The station is also slated to serve additional trains with connections to Madison and Eau Claire by 2035.[4]

Statistics

Ridership by Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ridership
2003[5] 10,321
2004[6] 10,480
2005[7] 11,289
2006[8] 12,119
2007[9] 12,562
2008[10] 13,288
2009[11] 13,549
2010[12] 13,609
2011[13] 14,265
2012[14] 13,543
2013[15] 13,768
2014[16] 12,742
2015[17] 13,240
2016[18] 14,419
2017[19] 14,606
2018[20] 13,631
2019[21] 14,722
2020[22] 8,559
2021[23] 8,304
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.

References

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  2. ^ Columbia County, Wisconsin Railroad Structures
  3. ^ Andy Steinke (June 13, 2009). "Depot marks 20th year". Wisconsin Dells Events. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  4. ^ https://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Amtrak-2021-Corridor-Vision-May27_2021.pdf
  5. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2003 State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-06-09.
  6. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2004 State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-03-17.
  7. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2005 State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-03-17.
  8. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2006 State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-10.
  9. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2007 State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-25.
  10. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2008 State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
  11. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2009 State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-07.
  12. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2010 State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-19.
  13. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2011 State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-01.
  14. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2012 State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-19.
  15. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2013 State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-18.
  16. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2014 State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-25.
  17. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2015 State of Wisconsin" (PDF).
  18. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2016 State of Wisconsin" (PDF).
  19. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2017 State of Wisconsin" (PDF).
  20. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2018 State of Wisconsin" (PDF).
  21. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2019 State of Wisconsin" (PDF).
  22. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2020 State of Wisconsin" (PDF).
  23. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2021 State of Wisconsin" (PDF).

External links

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