Kenosha is a railroad station in Kenosha, Wisconsin, served by Metra's Union Pacific North Line. It is the northern terminus of the line, which runs south to the Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago. Kenosha is the only Metra station outside of Illinois, and is 51.6 miles (83.0 km) from Ogilvie Transportation Center. Because it is located outside the RTA’s jurisdiction, the service to the station is partially subsidized by the city of Kenosha. It is the northernmost station of the entire Metra system, making it the most northern station in the entire RTA network. As of 2018, Kenosha is the 135th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 345 weekday boardings.[1]

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Kenosha
General information
Location	5414 13th Avenue Kenosha, Wisconsin
Coordinates	42.5859°N 87.8258°W / 42.5859; -87.8258
Owned by	Union Pacific
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	4
Connections	Kenosha Streetcar
Construction
Platform levels	Elevated
Parking	Parking lot
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	J
History
Opened	1855
Rebuilt	2004–2006
Electrified	No
Passengers
2018	345 (average weekday)[1]  25%
Rank	135 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Terminus Union Pacific North Winthrop Harbor toward Ogilvie
Former services Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Racine toward Minneapolis Chicago – Minneapolis via Milwaukee Waukegan toward Chicago Racine toward Milwaukee Milwaukee Division Winthrop Harbor toward Chicago Pleasant Prairie toward Rockford KD Line Closed 1939 Terminus

It is the only passenger station in Kenosha County, since Amtrak's closest station is in Sturtevant.

The station is linked to Kenosha's streetcar system, which stops on the far side of the station's parking lot.

As of 2022, Kenosha is served by six trains in each direction on weekdays, by five inbound trains and seven outbound trains on Saturdays, and by three trains in each direction on Sundays. There is a small coach yard at Kenosha where trainsets are stored overnight and on weekends as well as a Union Pacific maintenance facility.

History

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The station was opened in 1855 by the Chicago and Milwaukee Railway and was acquired by the Chicago and North Western Railway in 1869. The station served many C&NW trains such as the Twin Cities 400, Flambeau 400, Shoreland 400, Valley 400, and Peninsula 400. The last intercity passenger train stopped in Kenosha in 1971; since then it has only been used for commuter services. Other commuter services extended from Chicago into Wisconsin but were eventually discontinued. The KD Line ran from Kenosha to Harvard and closed in 1939. The Northwest Line had a branch to Williams Bay that was cut back to Lake Geneva in 1966 and discontinued north of the state line in 1975. The Milwaukee Road had commuter service to Walworth until 1982 when Fox Lake became the present northern terminal.

Though Kenosha Station pre-dates the Civil War, it was restored in the period between 2004 and 2006. Metra does not have a ticket office there, and the waiting room serves as dining area for a fast food restaurant.

Transit connections

• Kenosha Streetcar
• Coach USA (Wisconsin Coach Lines) - Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee Route

References

External links

• Metra - Kenosha station
• Kenosha and its train station - 150 years of mutual gain continue (TrainWeb)
• Station House from Google Maps Street View