Janesville, WI
Inter-city rail station
Janesville station in 2001
General information
Location3136 East County Road O, Janesville, Wisconsin 53546
Coordinates42°39′54″N 88°58′46″W / 42.6651°N 88.9794°W / 42.6651; -88.9794
Line(s)Wisconsin and Southern
Platforms1 side platform
History
OpenedApril 15, 2000
ClosedSeptember 23, 2001
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Terminus Lake Country Limited Lake Geneva
toward Chicago
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
Anderson
towards Madison
 Madison – Rondout Avalon
towards Rondout

The Janesville Station of Janesville, Wisconsin was built in 2000, to serve as the terminus for the Lake Country Limited. Passenger service ceased only a year later, in 2001.[1][2] As of 2021, nothing remains of the station.

The condition of the tracks meant that the train stopped two miles from downtown Janesville, because to go farther would have added 20 minutes. Instead, Amtrak created a temporary station on the east side of the city in an area formerly used for grain loading. The station's amenities consisted of a passenger platform, lighting, and a gravel parking lot.[3]

Originally, service to the station was daily, but this was reduced to weekends only in March 2001, before service completely ceased in September 2001.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Amtrak to End Janesville Service by Fall". The Oshkosh Northwestern. March 18, 2001. p. 10. Retrieved November 23, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ↑ "Amtrak Drops Idea of Fond du Lac Run". Wausau Daily Herald. September 12, 2001. p. 6. Retrieved November 23, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ↑ "All Aboard the Sole (Rider) Train". Chicago Tribune.
  4. ↑ "Wisconsin Rail Plan 2030 Appendix 6-B: Chronology of Amtrak Service in Wisconsin" (PDF). Retrieved June 27, 2022.
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