The condition of the tracks meant that the train stopped two miles from downtown Janesville, because to go farther would have added 20 minutes.

Instead, Amtrak created a temporary station on the east side of the city in an area formerly used for grain loading.

The station's amenities consisted of a passenger platform, lighting, and a gravel parking lot.

[3] Originally, service to the station was daily, but this was reduced to weekends only in March 2001, before service completely ceased in September 2001.

[4] This Wisconsin train station-related article is a stub.