Columbus station

Columbus
Location	359 North Ludington Street Columbus, Wisconsin 53925
Coordinates	43°20′27″N 89°00′45″W / 43.3408°N 89.0126°WCoordinates: 43°20′27″N 89°00′45″W / 43.3408°N 89.0126°W
Line(s)	Empire Builder
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Lamers Bus Lines
Construction
Parking	Yes; free
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	CBS
History
Opened	1906
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	12,962[1]  19.9%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Portage toward Seattle or Portland, OR Empire Builder Milwaukee toward Chicago

Columbus is a railway station that serves Columbus, Wisconsin. The station is served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system, with daily service by the Empire Builder line. This station and the Portage station serve the Madison, Wisconsin, metropolitan statistical area.

History

Built in 1906 by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (The Milwaukee Road), the station is well preserved, and looks much as did when first built. The station area also includes an older freight station.^[2] In 2016, a safety fence was constructed between the two mainline tracks running by the station.

Amenities

The Columbus station is staffed by an Amtrak station master, providing full ticketing and baggage handling services for both the eastbound and westbound Empire Builders. The depot has a bulletin board with photos of past trips aboard the Empire Builder by former passengers. Also on the wall is a map of Glacier National Park, a popular destination for those travelers on vacation. There is no food service available within the station, but numerous restaurants are located within two blocks of the station. Columbus is not a smoke-break stop for the Empire Builder, and continuing passengers may not step off the train in Columbus.

Gallery

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  Closeup of station building.

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2014, State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
2. Columbia County, Wisconsin Railroad Structures

External links

• Amtrak – Stations – Columbus, WI
• Columbus Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• Columbus, WI (CBS) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)