Wisconsin Dells (Amtrak station)

Wisconsin Dells
Station statistics
Address Superior & La Crosse Streets
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin 53965
Lines
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Parking Yes; free
Baggage check No
Other information
Opened 1989
Accessible
Code WDL
Traffic
Passengers (FY2011) 14,265[1]  4.8%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Seattle or Portland
Empire Builder
toward Chicago

Wisconsin Dells is a train station in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. 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 Depot,[2] and is in close proximity to a tourist railroad called the Riverside and Great Northern Railway. Although there is an employee that 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 Empire Builder in Wisconsin Dells who do not yet have tickets may purchase them from the conductor upon boarding.

Wisconsin Dells is served by Amtrak's daily Empire Builder. Of the eight Wisconsin stations served by Amtrak, Wisconsin Dells was the sixth busiest in FY10, boarding or detraining an average of 37 passengers daily.[3]

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