Milwaukee Intermodal Station

Milwaukee Intermodal Station
Glass station building and 6th Street Bridge at sunset
General information
Location433 West Saint Paul Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
United States
Coordinates43°02′03″N 87°55′02″W / 43.03417°N 87.91722°W / 43.03417; -87.91722
Owned byWisconsin Department of Transportation
Operated byAmtrak
Line(s)CPKC Watertown/C&M Subdivisions
Platforms2 island and 1 side platform
Tracks5
Bus stands9
Bus operators
ConnectionsMilwaukee Streetcar
Milwaukee County Transit System: BlueLine, 12, 31, 34, 57
Construction
Parking425 long term spaces
Bicycle facilitiesBublr Bikes bike-share
Outdoor bicycle parking
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: MKE
IATA codeZML
History
Opened1965
Rebuilt2007
Previous namesMilwaukee Union Station (1965–2007)
Passengers
FY 2023509,107[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Columbus
toward St. Paul
Borealis Milwaukee Airport
toward Chicago
Terminus Hiawatha
Columbus
toward Seattle or Portland
Empire Builder Glenview
toward Chicago
Preceding station The Hop Following station
Terminus M-Line St. Paul at Plankinton
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Columbus
toward Duluth
North Star Sturtevant
toward Chicago
Columbus
toward Seattle
North Coast Hiawatha Glenview
toward Chicago
Columbus Twin Cities Hiawatha
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
Oconomowoc
towards Minneapolis
Morning Hiawatha Glenview
towards Chicago
Fast Mail
Terminus Chicago – Milwaukee
Wauwatosa
towards Watertown
Suburban Service Terminus
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station
Green Bay
toward Ashland or Ironwood
Flambeau 400 Racine
toward Chicago
West Bend
toward Ishpeming
Peninsula 400
Terminus Milwaukee Division
Location
Map

Milwaukee Intermodal Station is an intercity bus and train station in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Amtrak service at Milwaukee includes the daily Empire Builder, the daily Borealis, and the six daily Hiawatha round trips. It is Amtrak's 18th-busiest station nationwide, and the second-busiest in the Midwest, behind only Chicago Union Station.[2] The station is served by bus companies Coach USA - Wisconsin Coach Lines (regional and intercity services), Greyhound Lines, Jefferson Lines, Indian Trails, Lamers, Badger Bus, Tornado Bus Company, and Megabus. It is also the western terminus of the M-Line service of The Hop streetcar.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation owns the station and platforms. The DOT's Statewide Traffic Operations Center is on the 3rd floor of the station. The station has 2 island platforms and 1 side platform, which serve the two main tracks of the Canadian Pacific Kansas City C&M Subdivision plus three platform sidings.

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  2. ^ Amtrak national fact sheet FY2018