Hiawatha Service or Wolverine

The two routes share one station, Chicago Union Station. The table lists what each shows and how long each takes; the route pages carry the full stretch tables.

Side by side

Hiawatha ServiceWolverine
EndpointsChicago Union Station to MilwaukeeChicago Union Station to Pontiac
Duration, end to end1 h 29 m6 h 26 m
FrequencyDaily5 days a week
Trains337 northbound, 338 southbound350 eastbound, 355 westbound
Named stretches with a cited source34
ShowsBig citiesBig cities
Headline stretchMilwaukee and a glimpse of Lake MichiganIndiana Dunes
Headline stretch in daylightnorthbound: daylight Feb to Oct; dusk Nov to Jan, 4:36 p.m.; southbound: daylight, 3:04 p.m.eastbound: daylight Feb to Nov; dawn Dec to Jan, 7:36 a.m.; westbound: dark, 9:27 p.m.

Duration, frequency, and daylight are computed from the Amtrak GTFS timetable (fetched 2026-10-15) for the representative trip in each direction; daylight is the phrase for the headline stretch, the highlighted row of each route page. Named stretches are counted from the cited route guides. How these are computed.

Stations both routes serve

Chicago Union Station

In the order the Hiawatha Service reaches them. Transfer times are not checked.

Route pages