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'''''[[Hiawatha Service]]''''', or '''''Hiawatha''''', is the name of an 86-mile (138 km) train route operated by [[Amtrak]] on the western shore of [[Lake Michigan]], although the name was historically applied to several different routes that extended across the [[Midwest]] and out to the [[Pacific Ocean]]. As of 2007, fourteen trains (seven round-trips, six on Sunday) run daily between [[Chicago, Illinois]], and [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]], making intermediate stops in [[Glenview, Cook County, Illinois|Glenview, Illinois]], [[Sturtevant, Wisconsin]], and [[General Mitchell International Airport]]. The line is partially supported by funds from the state governments of [[Wisconsin]] and [[Illinois]]. The service carried over 800,000 passengers in [[fiscal year]] 2011, a 4.7% increase over FY2010. It is Amtrak's ninth-busiest route, and the railroad's busiest line in the Midwest. Ridership has been steadily increasing, with 8 of the last 9 years showing ridership increases as of 2013. [[List of Amtrak routes|Ridership per mile]] is also very high, exceeded only by the ''[[Northeast Regional]]'' and the ''[[Capitol Corridor]]''. A one-way trip between Milwaukee and Chicago takes about 90 minutes. In the 1930s the same trip took 75 minutes on the [[Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad]]'s ''[[Hiawatha (train)|Hiawatha]]''. |
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Latest revision as of 19:32, 28 March 2015
Hiawatha Service, or Hiawatha, is the name of an 86-mile (138 km) train route operated by Amtrak on the western shore of Lake Michigan, although the name was historically applied to several different routes that extended across the Midwest and out to the Pacific Ocean. As of 2007, fourteen trains (seven round-trips, six on Sunday) run daily between Chicago, Illinois, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, making intermediate stops in Glenview, Illinois, Sturtevant, Wisconsin, and General Mitchell International Airport. The line is partially supported by funds from the state governments of Wisconsin and Illinois. The service carried over 800,000 passengers in fiscal year 2011, a 4.7% increase over FY2010. It is Amtrak's ninth-busiest route, and the railroad's busiest line in the Midwest. Ridership has been steadily increasing, with 8 of the last 9 years showing ridership increases as of 2013. Ridership per mile is also very high, exceeded only by the Northeast Regional and the Capitol Corridor. A one-way trip between Milwaukee and Chicago takes about 90 minutes. In the 1930s the same trip took 75 minutes on the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad's Hiawatha.
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