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Wisconsin Dells station

43°37′36″N 89°46′39″W / 43.6266°N 89.7775°W / 43.6266; -89.7775Owned byCity of Wisconsin DellsLine(s)CPKC Tomah SubdivisionPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionParkingYesAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeAmtrak: WDLHistoryOpened1989PassengersFY 202210,505^[1] (Amtrak) Services

Preceding station	Amtrak			Following station
Tomah toward St. Paul		Borealis		Portage toward Chicago
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

Location

Wisconsin Dells station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. It is served by the daily round trips of the Borealis and 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] Borealis service began on May 21, 2024.^[4]

Although there is a caretaker who opens and closes the station around train times, there are no Amtrak employees to sell tickets or handle baggage at this station.

Amtrak has proposed additional rail connections to Madison and Eau Claire by 2035.^[5]

References

^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
^ Columbia County, Wisconsin Railroad Structures
^ Andy Steinke (June 13, 2009). "Depot marks 20th year". Wisconsin Dells Events. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
^ Magliari, Marc (April 30, 2024). "Introducing Amtrak Borealis trains with Expanded Service between St. Paul and Chicago via Milwaukee" (Press release). Amtrak.
^ https://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Amtrak-2021-Corridor-Vision-May27_2021.pdf