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Historic train station in Winona, Minnesota
Winona, MN
Winona station from the northeast
General information
Location65 East Mark Street
Winona, Minnesota
United States
Coordinates44°2′39.5″N 91°38′24.5″W / 44.044306°N 91.640139°W / 44.044306; -91.640139
Line(s)CPKC River Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Winona Transit Service
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: WIN
History
Opened1888
Passengers
FY 202310,847 (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Red Wingtoward St. Paul Borealis La Crossetoward Chicago
Red Wingtoward Seattle or Portland Empire Builder
Former services
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
Minnesota Citytowards Seattle or Tacoma Main Line Homertowards Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NRHP reference No.13000327
Added to NRHPMay 28, 2013

Winona station is an Amtrak train station in Winona, Minnesota, United States. It is served by the daily round trips of the Borealis and Empire Builder. The station building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013 as the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Station. The station is typically the second-busiest Amtrak station in Minnesota (after Saint Paul).

History

The station built in 1888 by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road). A former Milwaukee Road freight house is also extant. The station was designed by architect John T. W. Jennings. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013 for having local significance in the theme of transportation. It was nominated for representing the development of train transportation in Minnesota with Winona as a major rail hub.

Other stations in Winona

The Empire Builder at Winona Junction station in 1958

Winona also had a Chicago and North Western Railroad depot that was located at 2nd and Huff. It was a two-story brick station, "mildly Queen Anne in style" Originally built in the late 1880s for the Winona and St. Peter Railroad at the loop where the Winona Rail Bridge crossed the Mississippi river, it was torn down in 1980. The demolition of this depot building was a motivation for the Winona Heritage Association to partner with the Milwaukee Road to restore the remaining station.

After the Milwaukee Road went into its final bankruptcy, it had deferred maintenance on the Winona station, which made it likely that building also would be demolished.

The original Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Empire Builder stopped at the Winona Junction station. It was on the east side of the Mississippi river in Buffalo, Buffalo County, Wisconsin on what is now the BNSF Northern Transcon line. Because this station was located across the Main Channel Bridge from downtown Winona, connecting "Burlington Bus" service was provided. East Winona was another station location on the same track further southeast.

See also

References

  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Minnesota" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ "Winona, MN (WIN)". Great American Stations. Amtrak.
  4. Potter, Janet Greenstein (1996). Great American Railroad Stations. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. p. 360. ISBN 978-0471143895.
  5. "Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Station". National Register of Historic Places Program. National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  6. ^ Gaut, Greg (2012-12-17). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Station" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  7. ^ David Gebhard (1978). A Guide to the Architecture of Minnesota. University of Minnesota Press. pp. 326–. ISBN 978-1-4529-0101-5.
  8. Winona Heritage Preservation Commission Agenda for March 11, 2015. City of Winona, March 4, 2015
  9. ^ Burlington Route Timetables, December 1947. Chicago: Poole Bros Inc.

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