Winona station facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Winona, MN
Winona station from the northeast
Location	65 East Mark Street Winona, MN 55987
Coordinates	44°2′39.5″N 91°38′24.5″W / 44.044306°N 91.640139°W / 44.044306; -91.640139
Line(s)	Canadian Pacific Railway River Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Yes; free
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	WIN
History
Opened	1888
Traffic
Passengers (2017)	17,595  6.9%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Red Wing toward Seattle or Portland Empire Builder La Crosse toward Chicago
Former services Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station Minnesota City towards Seattle or Tacoma Main Line Homer towards Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Area	Less than one acre
NRHP reference No.	13000327
Added to NRHP	May 28, 2013
Location
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The Winona station, formerly known as the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Station, is a historic train station in Winona, Minnesota, United States. It is served by Amtrak's daily Empire Builder service. It was originally built in 1888 by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, known later as the Milwaukee Road. A former Milwaukee Road freight house also exists here.

The station was designed by architect John T. W. Jennings. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013 as the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Station for having local significance in the theme of transportation. It was nominated for representing the development of train transportation in Minnesota with Winona as a major rail hub.

Other stations for Winona

The Empire Builder at Winona Junction station in 1958

Winona also had a Chicago and North Western Railroad depot that was located at 2nd and Huff. It was a two story brick station, "mildly Queen Anne in style" Originally built in the late 1880s for the Winona and St. Peter Railroad at the loop where the Winona Rail Bridge crossed the Mississippi river, it was torn down in 1980. The demolition of this depot building was a motivation for the Winona Heritage Association to partner with the Milwaukee Road to restore the remaining station.

After the Milwaukee Road went into its final bankruptcy, it had deferred maintenance on the Winona station, which made it likely that building also would be demolished.

The original Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Empire Builder stopped at the Winona Junction station. It was on the east side of the Mississippi river in Buffalo, Buffalo County, Wisconsin on what is now the BNSF Northern Transcon line. Because this station was located across the Main Channel Bridge from downtown Winona, connecting "Burlington Bus" service was provided. East Winona was another station location on the same track further southeast.