Sturtevant station

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Sturtevant, WI
Sturtevant Amtrak station facade 2014.jpg
Sturtevant station, June 2014
General information
Location9900 East Exploration Court
Sturtevant, Wisconsin
United States
Coordinates 42°43′06″N87°54′22″W / 42.7183°N 87.9062°W / 42.7183; -87.9062
Owned byVillage of Sturtevant
Line(s) CPKC C&M Subdivision
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg Ryde Racine: 7, 27
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesOutdoor bicycle parking
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code Amtrak: SVT
History
OpenedAugust 14, 2006 (2006-08-14)
Passengers
FY 202347,266(Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Milwaukee Airport
toward St. Paul
Borealis Glenview
toward Chicago
Milwaukee Airport
toward Milwaukee
Hiawatha Service
      Empire Builder does not stop here
Former services
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
Milwaukee
towards Seattle or Tacoma
Main Line Deerfield
towards Chicago
Franksville
towards Milwaukee
Chicago  – Milwaukee Somers
towards Chicago
Location
Sturtevant station

Sturtevant station is an Amtrak railroad station in Sturtevant, Wisconsin, United States, which opened for service on August 14, 2006. It is located on East Exploration Court in the Renaissance Business Park off Wisconsin Highway 20. The facility accommodates travelers who use the Hiawatha Service between Chicago and Milwaukee and the related Borealis between Chicago and St. Paul, Minnesota, and sees fourteen daily arrivals. The Empire Builder also passes through this station but does not stop. Located along tracks owned by the Canadian Pacific Kansas City railroad, the station was constructed as a replacement for the former Milwaukee Road depot, which was moved from its former location to Caledonia in October 2009.

Contents

Service and facilities

A Hiawatha Service train pulls into Sturtevant as a Canadian Pacific freight passes on the left. 20110510 86 Amtrak, Canadian Pacific, Sturtevant, Wisconsin.jpg
A Hiawatha Service train pulls into Sturtevant as a Canadian Pacific freight passes on the left.

The Sturtevant station's primary function is to provide residents of Racine, Kenosha and the southern portions of the Milwaukee metropolitan area with intercity service. The station sees fourteen daily arrivals, with six Hiawatha trains each direction and one pair of Borealis trains, which took over the scheduled time slots of a former seventh pair of Hiawathas. All trains operate from Chicago Union Station on the southern end of the route. Hiawatha Service trains operate from Milwaukee Intermodal Station in the north, while Borealis trains run from St. Paul Union Depot. [1] The station is the second stop enroute from Milwaukee to Chicago, 23 miles (37 km) with a with a travel time of about 28 minutes. [1] It is also the third stop en route from Chicago, with a travel time along the 63-mile (101 km) section taking one hour. [1] In Amtrak's Fiscal Year 2023, the station handled 47,266 passengers. [2]

The 1,800-square-foot (170 m2) station includes a Quik-Trak ticket kiosk, restrooms, a seating area and a pedestrian bridge to connect the northbound and southbound boarding platforms. [3] As the station is unstaffed, all tickets from the station need to be either purchased in advance or from the Quik-Trak kiosk. [3] The station parking lot contains 170 spaces, with payment required upon entering for daily use and a permit required for monthly use. [4] [5] Connections from the station to the local bus service operated daily by Ryde Racine are also available. [6]

History

The platforms, tracks and pedestrian bridge at Sturtevant station. Sturtevant Amtrak station platforms 2014.jpg
The platforms, tracks and pedestrian bridge at Sturtevant station.

Prior to the completion of this facility, Amtrak served the former Milwaukee Road depot on Wisconsin Street in downtown Sturtevant. [7] Due to the age and condition of the facility, in summer 1998 village officials applied for a federal grant for the construction of a new station. [7] By November, initial construction costs for the facility were estimated at $1 million. Financing for the facility would come 80 percent through a state grant with the remaining 20 percent coming from the village. [8] In July 2000, the original architectural plans were unveiled illustrating a 1,500-square-foot (140 m2) station, two side platforms, and a pedestrian tunnel crossing beneath the tracks. [9] Additionally, construction costs were revised to $1.2 million with an estimated completion date of spring 2001. [9]

Final approval for the construction of the station was given by the Sturtevant Village Board in April 2001, with completion slated for that November. [10] At the time of approval, construction costs were again revised up to $2.1 million and the size of the station was increased to 1,800 square feet (170 m2). [10] By fall 2002, after both design changes and a delay in the receipt federal funding, construction was expected to commence. [11] However, groundbreaking would again be delayed due to a disagreement between the village and the Canadian Pacific Railway regarding liability for what occurs on railroad property during construction. [12] The issue was resolved by February 2003, with solicitation of bids for its construction being requested soon thereafter. [12]

A Milwaukee-bound Hiawatha train departs Sturtevant TrainDepartingSturtevant.jpg
A Milwaukee-bound Hiawatha train departs Sturtevant

In May, costs for construction of the station were again increased to $4.1 million. [13] The increased costs were primarily associated with the relocation of fiber optic lines during the construction of the pedestrian tunnel. [13] To reduce overall costs, village officials asked for architects to remove the tunnel and replace it with an elevated walkway over the tracks. [13] In October 2004, the village board gave final approval to the revised station plan with a pedestrian bridge. [14] The $3.2 million estimated cost of the station was to be financed through a pair of federal transportation grants in addition to the village borrowing against its tax incremental financing district from the adjacent industrial park. [14]

After nearly six years since it was initially proposed, ground was broken for the station in September 2005. The official dedication for the $3.2 million facility occurred on August 12, 2006, with Governor Jim Doyle, U.S. Representative Paul Ryan and Racine County Executive Bill McReynolds in attendance. [15] Service would be discontinued at the 1901-depot the following day with the new facility opening for passenger service on August 14, 2006. [4] The shuttered, 1901 station would subsequently be deconstructed and relocated to Caledonia between August and October 2009. [16]

For much of the spring of 2020, Sturtevant was temporarily a stop on the Empire Builder, a long-distance train connecting Chicago to the Pacific Northwest. The stop was added when the Hiawatha Service was suspended in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Daily service to/from St. Paul began on May 21, 2024, when Hiawatha trains 333 (northbound) and 340 (southbound) were extended to become Borealis trains 1333 and 1340. [17]

Statistics

Ridership by Fiscal Year
Fiscal YearRidership
2003 [18] 38,307
2004 [19] 48,451
2005 [20] 52,235
2006 [21] 58,748
2007 [22] 61,672
2008 [23] 74,176
2009 [24] 71,369
2010 [25] 70,737
2011 [26] 69,166
2012 [27] 75,052
2013 [28] 74,031
2014 [29] 70,341
2015 [30] 74,472
2016 [31] 76,987
2017 [32] 83,902
2018 [33] 82,813
2019 [34] 81,846
2020 [35] 36,178
2021 [36] 17,977
2022 [37] 36,289
2023 [38] 47,266

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