Madison station (Chicago and North Western Railway)

Madison
Former Chicago and North Western Railway station
The front of the station in 2020
General information
Location	201 South Blair Street Madison, Wisconsin
Coordinates	43°04′36″N 89°22′32″W / 43.076604°N 89.375677°W / 43.076604; -89.375677
Owned by	Chicago and North Western Railway (1871–1965) Madison Gas and Electric (1965–present)
Platforms	3 island platforms (none remain)
Tracks	5 (1 remains)
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Architect	Frost & Granger
Architectural style	Neoclassical
History
Opened	1871
Closed	1965
Rebuilt	1885, 1910
Former services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Mendota toward Minneapolis Chicago – Minneapolis via Madison Oregon toward Chicago Terminus Madison – Milwaukee Cottage Grove toward Milwaukee Verona toward Lancaster Lancaster – Madison Terminus
Chicago and North Western Railway, Passenger and Freight Depots
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Coordinates	43°04′36″N 89°22′32″W / 43.076604°N 89.375677°W / 43.076604; -89.375677
Part of	East Wilson Street Historic District (ID86000618)
Added to NRHP	April 3, 1986[1]

Madison station is a former railroad station in Madison, Wisconsin. The station served passenger and freight trains of the Chicago and North Western Railway (C&NW). Passenger service ended in 1965 and the passenger station and freight depot was bought by Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) and has been renovated to serve as offices. The station and freight depot are listed as contributing properties on the National Register of Historic Places East Wilson Street Historic District. The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (commonly known as the Milwaukee Road) had tracks paralleling the C&NW and also had a nearby passenger station that outlasted the C&NW station as an active station by several years.