Milwaukee Airport Railroad Station

Location

5601 South 6th Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Coordinates

42°56′26″N 87°55′29″W / 42.94056°N 87.92472°WCoordinates: 42°56′26″N 87°55′29″W / 42.94056°N 87.92472°W

Owned by

Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Line(s)

Hiawatha Service

Platforms

1 side platform

Tracks

Connections

Shuttle bus to air terminal

Construction

Parking

Yes; paid

Disabled access

Yes

Other information

Station code

MKA

History

Opened

January 18, 2005

Traffic

Passengers (2014)

159,869

0.2%

Services

Preceding station		Amtrak		Following station
Milwaukee Terminus		Hiawatha Service		Sturtevant toward Chicago

The Milwaukee Airport Railroad Station is an Amtrak railway station which opened for service on January 18, 2005. It is located at 5601 South 6th Street, just south of Wisconsin Highway 119, near the western edge of General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The facility accommodates travelers who use the Hiawatha Service between Chicago Union Station and the Milwaukee Intermodal Station, and sees fourteen daily arrivals, seven each from Milwaukee and Chicago. There is a shuttle from the station to the terminal of Mitchell Airport.

The Milwaukee Airport Rail Station's primary functions are to serve as an airport rail link for General Mitchell International Airport and to serve as an alternate to the downtown Milwaukee station for residents of the southern portions of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The station is served only by the Amtrak Hiawatha Service, and sees fourteen daily arrivals, seven each from Milwaukee and Chicago Union Station. The station is the first stop en route to Chicago, with a travel time along the 8-mile (13-kilometer) section taking 10 minutes. It is also the third stop en route to Milwaukee, with a travel time along the 78-mile (126-kilometer) section taking one hour and 14 minutes. For 2008, the station handled 149,824 passengers.

The 1,600-square-foot (150 m²) station includes a Quik-Trak ticket vending machine, restrooms, a seating area and covered walkways to both the drive-up area and the boarding platform. As the station is unstaffed, all tickets from the station need to be pre-paid, purchased from Quik-Trak or on the train from a conductor. Passengers in need of checked baggage service are advised to utilize the downtown station instead because of this. The station parking lot contains 300 spaces and costs $5 per day per vehicle. All revenue generated from parking fees is used to finance the station's operating costs. Transport to and from the airport terminal is provided by the free parking shuttle buses operated by the airport.

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