Columbus station
Columbus, WI | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 359 North Ludington Street Columbus, Wisconsin United States | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°20′27″N 89°00′45″W / 43.3408°N 89.0126°W | ||||||||||||||
| Line | CPKC Watertown Subdivision | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platform | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Van Galder (CoachUSA) marketed via MegaBus | ||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: CBS | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1906 | ||||||||||||||
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| FY 2024 | 16,047[1] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||
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Columbus station is an Amtrak train station in Columbus, Wisconsin. It is served by the daily round trips of the Borealis and Empire Builder.
History
Built in 1906 by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (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.
The station was staffed on weekdays until May 2017, at which time it became unstaffed. Some Amish passengers, who bought their tickets at the ticket window, began using the two staffed stations in the state (Milwaukee and La Crosse) instead.[3][4]
Borealis service began on May 21, 2024.[5] Construction to upgrade the station's platform area, parking, and other components to meet Americans with Disability Act requirements was commpleted in late 2025.[6]
References
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal year 2024: State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2025. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
- ^ "Columbia County, WI". www.rrshs.org. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ "Columbus Amtrak station will be unstaffed starting May 1". Wiscnews.com. February 4, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ "Columbus, WI (CBS) | Amtrak". www.amtrak.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ Magliari, Marc (April 30, 2024). "Introducing Amtrak Borealis trains with Expanded Service between St. Paul and Chicago via Milwaukee" (Press release). Amtrak.
- ^ "Amtrak Celebrates Upgrades at Wisconsin Stations" (Press release). Washington, D. C.: National Railroad Passenger Corporation. Amtrak Media. November 7, 2025. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
External links
Media related to Columbus (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons