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 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		Borealis		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 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.

Beginning in May 2024, Wisconsin Dells station will be served by the Borealis, a second Twin Cities–Milwaukee–Chicago round trip. Amtrak has proposed additional rail 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

^ "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.
^ https://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Amtrak-2021-Corridor-Vision-May27_2021.pdf
^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2003 State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-06-09.
^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2004 State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-03-17.
^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2005 State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-03-17.
^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2006 State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-10.
^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2007 State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-25.
^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2008 State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2009 State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-07.
^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2010 State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-19.
^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2011 State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-01.
^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2012 State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-19.
^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2013 State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-18.
^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2014 State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-25.
^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2015 State of Wisconsin" (PDF).
^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2016 State of Wisconsin" (PDF).
^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2017 State of Wisconsin" (PDF).
^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2018 State of Wisconsin" (PDF).
^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2019 State of Wisconsin" (PDF).
^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2020 State of Wisconsin" (PDF).
^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2021 State of Wisconsin" (PDF).