Franklin Street station (Wisconsin)
Franklin Street | |||||||||||||||
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| Former Milwaukee Road passenger rail station | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | 501 East Wilson Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53703 | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1869 | ||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1952 | ||||||||||||||
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Milwaukee Road Depot | |||||||||||||||
| Location | 640 West Washington Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Built | 1869 | ||||||||||||||
The Franklin Street station, also known as East Madison station, was a Milwaukee Road station. It was located at 501 East Wilson Street, one block west from the C&NW station. The first station on the site was built in 1869.: 124 This was replaced with a 1886 structure in a Victorian Gothic style, to compete with the new C&NW station. It served trains from Madison to Portage and Milwaukee, including the On Wisconsin. The station was demolished in 1952, and all Milwaukee Road passenger service shifted to the still-standing West Madison station.