Portage station explained

Style:Amtrak
Portage, WI
Address:400 West Oneida Street
Borough:Portage, Wisconsin
Country:United States
Coordinates:43.5471°N -89.4677°W
Line:CPKC Tomah/Watertown Subdivisions
Owned:Canadian Pacific Kansas City
Other: Lamers Bus Lines
Platform:1 side platform
Tracks:2
Parking:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Marker:rail
Zoom:14

Portage station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Portage, Wisconsin. It is served by two daily round trips of the and .

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.[1] This service was transferred to Van Galder Coach USA in 2022.

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Notes and References

  1. News: New Service Provides Amtrak Access To Green Bay, Madison & Wausau. WMTV. October 17, 2011. 2011-10-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20111022094916/http://www.nbc15.com/newsyoucanuse/headlines/New_Service_Provides_Amtrak_Access_To_Green_Bay_Madison__Wausau_131999198.html. October 22, 2011. dead.