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City report recommends Monona lakefront as top option for a future Madison passenger rail station
Summary
City planners presented a final draft station study recommending the Monona lakefront area as the preferred site for potential passenger‑rail service to Madison, with the Johnson Street yard as a Plan B; staff said the recommendation is preliminary pending WisDOT corridor service planning and federal funding steps.
City planners presented a final draft of the Madison passenger rail station study and identified the Monona lakefront area as the preferred site for a potential passenger‑rail station, while designating the Johnson Street yard as a secondary option.
Transportation planner Liz Callan told the Commission the study frames the city’s recommended station areas as preliminary and subject to WisDOT's Corridor ID and subsequent service‑development planning. "The last passenger train left Madison in 1971," Callan said to emphasize the city's long absence of passenger rail; staff outlined a phased approach tied to state and federal processes.
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