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Hiawatha Service

Hiawatha Service
TrainDepartingSturtevant.jpg
A Hiawatha Service train departs Sturtevant.
Overview
Service type Inter-city rail
Status Operating
Locale Illinois/Wisconsin, United States
Current operator(s) Amtrak
Ridership 2,297 daily
838,355 (total) (FY12)
Route
Start Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Stops 3
End Chicago, Illinois
Distance travelled 86 mi (138 km)
Average journey time 1 hour, 29 minutes
Service frequency Seven daily each way (Mon–Sat)
Six daily each way (Sun)
Train number(s) 329 - 344
On-board services
Class(es) Standard and business class
Seating arrangements Coach seating (unreserved)
Catering facilities On-board trolley service
Baggage facilities Checked baggage available
at Chicago and Milwaukee
Technical
Track gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm)
Operating speed 57 mph (92 km/h) average,
including stops
Route map
86 mi
138 km
Milwaukee
78 mi
126 km
Milwaukee Airport
63 mi
101 km
Sturtevant
Wisconsin
Illinois
16 mi
26 km
Glenview MD-N
Chicago Union Station
Route map
86 mi
138 km
Milwaukee
78 mi
126 km
Milwaukee Airport
63 mi
101 km
Sturtevant
Wisconsin
Illinois
16 mi
26 km
Glenview MD-N
Chicago Union Station
Sample consist
October 1, 2005
Train Southbound #332

Hiawatha Service, or Hiawatha, is the name of an 86-mile (138 km) train route operated by Amtrak on the western shore of Lake Michigan, although the name was historically applied to several different routes that extended across the Midwest and out to the Pacific Ocean. As of 2007, fourteen trains (seven round-trips, six on Sunday) run daily between Chicago, Illinois, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, making intermediate stops in Glenview, Illinois, Sturtevant, Wisconsin, and General Mitchell International Airport. The line is partially supported by funds from the state governments of Wisconsin and Illinois.

The service carried over 800,000 passengers in fiscal year 2011, a 4.7% increase over FY2010. Revenue during FY2011 totaled $14,953,873, a 6.1% increase over FY2010. It is Amtrak's ninth-busiest route, and the railroad's busiest line in the Midwest. Ridership has been steadily increasing, with 8 of the last 9 years showing ridership increases as of 2013.Ridership per mile is also very high, exceeded only by the Northeast Regional and the Capitol Corridor. A one-way trip between Milwaukee and Chicago takes about 90 minutes. In the 1930s the same trip took 75 minutes on the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad's Hiawatha. In 2014, free WiFi service was added to the Hiawatha line.


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