Battle Creek (Amtrak station)

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Battle Creek
The Battle Creek Amtrak Station
Station statistics
Address	104 Capital Avenue S.W. Battle Creek, MI 49017
Lines	Blue Water Wolverine
Connections	Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach, Battle Creek Transit, Greyhound Lines
Parking	Yes; free
Baggage check	No
Other information
Accessible
Code	BTL
Traffic
Passengers (2007)	53,197 ▼ 1.9%

Battle Creek is a train station in Battle Creek, Michigan served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. The station serves as the split between the Blue Water and Wolverine lines.

Battle Creek Amtrak Station was built as a replacement for two other old train stations; The Grand Trunk Railroad: Battle Creek Station and the Michigan Central Railroad Battle Creek Depot(a.k.a. Penn Central Railway Station). The Michigan Central Railroad depot has been on the National Register of Historic Places since April 16, 1971, while the Grand Trunk Depot was has been on the NRHP since 1980.

[edit] External links

• Amtrak - Stations - Battle Creek, MI

• Ridership figures, FY 2004
• Ridership figures, FY 2005
• Ridership figures, FY 2006
• Ridership figures, FY 2007

• Battle Creek Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• Battle Creek Station (Michigan Passenger Stations)

Preceding station		Amtrak		Following station
Kalamazoo toward Chicago		Blue Water		East Lansing toward Port Huron
		Wolverine		Albion toward Pontiac