Current Hiawatha Service
- Seven daily round-trips, six on Sunday, between Chicago and Milwaukee
- Regular scheduled travel times between Chicago and Milwaukee from 89 minutes
- Maximum speed 79 mph
Future Hiawatha Service with planned improvements
- 10 daily round-trips (including three additional trains) between Chicago and Milwaukee
- Potentially faster travel times between Chicago and Milwaukee
- Maximum speed 79 mph or 90 mph (between Rondout, Illinois and General Mitchell International Airport)
Hiawatha Service facts
- Stations include:
- Chicago Union (connect to Amtrak system, transit and intercity buses)
- Glenview, Ill. (connect to local transit)
- Sturtevant, Wis. (connect to local transit)
- Milwaukee Airport Rail Station (connect to all flights and ground transportation at General Mitchell International Airport)
- Milwaukee Intermodal Station (connect to intercity bus and transit)
- One of the best on-time performance rates in the Amtrak system
- Financially supported by Wisconsin and Illinois. Operating support split is Wisconsin - 75%,
Illinois - 25% - 2019 ridership: 876,356; an 8.9% increase since 2014
- Highest ridership of any Amtrak service outside the east and west coasts
Annual Amtrak Hiawatha Service ridership is shown below:
