Madison station (Chicago and North Western Railway)
Former train station in Madison, Wisconsin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Madison station is a former railroad station in Madison, Wisconsin. The station served passenger and freight trains of the Chicago and North Western Railway (C&NW). Passenger service ended in 1965 and the passenger station and freight depot was bought by Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) and has been renovated to serve as offices. The station and freight depot are listed as contributing properties on the National Register of Historic Places East Wilson Street Historic District. The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (commonly known as the Milwaukee Road) had tracks paralleling the C&NW and also had a nearby passenger station that outlasted the C&NW station as an active station by several years.
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Former Chicago and North Western Railway station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | 201 South Blair Street Madison, Wisconsin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 43.076604°N 89.375677°W / 43.076604; -89.375677 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Chicago and North Western Railway (1871–1965) Madison Gas and Electric (1965–present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 3 island platforms (none remain) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 5 (1 remains) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architect | Frost & Granger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architectural style | Neoclassical | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1871 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | 1965 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1885, 1910 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chicago and North Western Railway, Passenger and Freight Depots | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 43.076604°N 89.375677°W / 43.076604; -89.375677 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Part of | East Wilson Street Historic District (ID86000618) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Added to NRHP | April 3, 1986[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||