Portage station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Portage, Wisconsin, served by Amtrak's daily Empire Builder service. The depot is a small square brick structure constructed during the Amtrak era that is located near a Canadian Pacific Kansas City yard office. The office occupies what was formerly the Portage passenger depot, served by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) prior to the creation of Amtrak. There are no station staff in Portage. In October 2011, Lamers Bus Lines began offering a daily stop at the station, with service between Madison and Wausau, this service was transferred to Van GalderCoach USA in 2022.[2] Portage along with neighboring Columbus provide Amtrak rail service to the Madison area. Portage is also slated to benefit from expanded service via the TCMC route which will service Portage station with an additional Chicago-St Paul round trip beginning in 2024 and planned additional rail service to Madison and Eau Claire by 2035.
Statistics
Ridership by Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year
Ridership
2003[3]
4,901
2004[4]
5,176
2005[5]
6,318
2006[6]
7,051
2007[7]
6,956
2008[8]
7,453
2009[9]
6,965
2010[10]
7,483
2011[11]
6,115
2012[12]
6,747
2013[13]
7,455
2014[14]
5,847
2015[15]
6,116
2016[16]
7,786
2017[17]
9,077
2018[18]
7,266
2019[19]
7,061
2020[20]
4,268
2021[21]
3,440
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^"Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
^"New Service Provides Amtrak Access To Green Bay, Madison & Wausau". WMTV. October 17, 2011. Archived from the original on October 22, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
^"Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2003 State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-06-09.
^"Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2004 State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-03-17.
^"Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2005 State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-03-17.
^"Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2006 State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-10.
^"Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2007 State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-25.
^"Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2008 State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
^"Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2009 State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-07.
^"Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2010 State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-19.
^"Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2011 State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-01.
^"Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2012 State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-19.
^"Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2013 State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-18.
^"Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2014 State of Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-25.
^"Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2015 State of Wisconsin" (PDF).
^"Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2016 State of Wisconsin" (PDF).
^"Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2017 State of Wisconsin" (PDF).
^"Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2018 State of Wisconsin" (PDF).
^"Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2019 State of Wisconsin" (PDF).
^"Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2020 State of Wisconsin" (PDF).
^"Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2021 State of Wisconsin" (PDF).
External links
Portage, WI – Amtrak
Portage, WI – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
Portage Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide - Train Web)