Red Wing station

Red Wing, MN
Trackside at the station, viewed from the northwest
General information
Location420 Levee Street[1]
Red Wing, Minnesota
United States
Coordinates44°33′59″N 92°32′14″W / 44.56639°N 92.53722°W / 44.56639; -92.53722
Owned byRed Wing Area Fund[2]
Line(s)CPKC River Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus interchange Hiawathaland Transit
Construction
Parking10 long term spaces[1]
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: RDW
History
Opened1905
Rebuilt1990
Passengers
FY 20235,609[3] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
St. Paul
Terminus
 Borealis Winona
toward Chicago
St. Paul
toward Seattle or Portland
 Empire Builder
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Saint Paul–Midway
Closed 2014
toward Seattle or Portland
 Empire Builder Winona
toward Chicago
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
Eggleston
towards Seattle or Tacoma
 Main Line Wacouta
towards Chicago
Welch
towards Cannon Falls
 Cannon Falls – Red Wing Terminus
Official nameRed Wing Milwaukee Road Passenger Depot
DesignatedJanuary 8, 1980
Part ofRed Wing Mall Historic District
Reference no.80002063[4]
Architectural styleNeoclassical revival
Location
Map

Red Wing station is a Amtrak train station in Red Wing, Minnesota, United States. It is served by the daily round trips of the Borealis and Empire Builder.

Description

The station is located at 420 Levee Street[1] on the bank of the Mississippi River, south of the Levee Park and just across the river from Wisconsin. (Although the river lies northwest of the station, the depot is located on the west bank of the Mississippi.) The station is easily accessible from Main Street, via Broad Street, and is within one block of downtown Red Wing.[5] There is an enclosed waiting room (with restrooms) available daily from 8:00 am to 9:45 pm, with a caretaker opening and closing the depot. No other services are provided at the station (i.e., baggage, lounge, telephone, ticketing, etc.).[1] The tracks and platform of the station are owned by the Soo Line Railroad (a subsidiary of Canadian Pacific Kansas City), while the depot building and parking lot are owned by the Red Wing Area Fund (also known as the Red Wing Property Conservation Fund).[2]

History

The depot was originally built by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road). The depot building also houses Red Wing Arts which features an art gallery and gift shop.[2][6][7]

A plaque on the building states, "The construction of this building began in 1904 following an agreement in which the city of Red Wing provided trackage concessions and the railroad agreed to construct this depot and donate money toward construction of Levee Park. This building was designed by the railroad company architect, J.M. Nettenstrom, in a style influenced by the neoclassical revival of the 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition." The building is a contributing property to the Red Wing Mall Historic District, which is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Borealis service began on May 21, 2024.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Red Wing, MN (RDW)". amtrak.com. Amtrak. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Great American Stations: Red Wing, MN (RDW)". greatamericanstations.com. Amtrak. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  3. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Minnesota" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  4. ^ "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  5. ^ "Footsteps Through Historic Red Wing: Three Walking Tours of Historic Red Wing Architecture" (PDF). www.redwing.org. City of Red Wing Heritage Preservation Commission. 1989. pp. 2–3. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 17, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  6. ^ "City offers rich range of arts, entertainment". www.redwing.org. Red Wing Visitors & Convention Bureau. Archived from the original on May 13, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  7. ^ "Red Wing's History". www.red-wing.org. City of Red Wing. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  8. ^ Magliari, Marc (April 30, 2024). "Introducing Amtrak Borealis trains with Expanded Service between St. Paul and Chicago via Milwaukee" (Press release). Amtrak.

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