Kalamazoo Transportation Center
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| Location |
459 North Burdick Street Kalamazoo, MI 49007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°17′44″N 85°35′02″W / 42.29556°N 85.58389°WCoordinates: 42°17′44″N 85°35′02″W / 42.29556°N 85.58389°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Kalamazoo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 side platform, 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach Greyhound Indian Trails Metro Transit (Kalamazoo) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes; paid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | KAL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1887 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2013) |
129,858[1]  3.7% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michigan Central Depot (Kalamazoo, Michigan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°17′43.4″N 85°35′1″W / 42.295389°N 85.58361°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | Cyrus Eidlitz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Romanesque | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Governing body | City of Kalamazoo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NRHP Reference # | 75000949[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | July 11, 1975 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Kalamazoo Transportation Center is an intermodal complex in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. Amtrak and Greyhound provide regular service there.[3] The center is also the major downtown transfer hub for Kalamazoo's Metro Transit bus system.
Amtrak does not allow passengers to check luggage at Kalamazoo, but does permit carry-on of up to two suitcases plus "personal items" such as briefcases, purses, laptop bags, and infant gear.
The center is not an airport; local air traffic uses the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport, about four miles south.
Development
The original depot was built in 1887 by the Michigan Central Railroad, replacing an earlier structure. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 11, 1975.[4][5]
The station was rebuilt as a multi-modal facility in the early 21st century. The project was a collaboration between local, state, and federal authorities, with the Department of Transportation awarding a $3.8 million grant.[6]
Gallery
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The complex viewed from the corner of Kalamazoo and Rose.
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Looking north towards the train station. The new bus bays are to the left and right.
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Amtrak's Wolverine service at the train station, eastbound.
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Amtrak's Blue Water arrives as the sun sets. Note the Superliner consist.
Notes
- ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of Michigan" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ↑ Kalamazoo County Listings at National Register of Historic Places
- ↑ Jessup, Kathy (2006-09-16). "Transportation center off to smooth start". Kalamazoo Gazette.
- ↑ Kalamazoo County Listings
- ↑ Kohrman (2003), 23.
- ↑ "$3.8 Million Transit Grant Will Help Revitalize Downtown Kalamazoo". U.S. Department of Transportation. October 19, 2004. Archived from the original on 2006-09-24. Retrieved 2006-11-16.
References
- Kohrman, David (2003). Kalamazoo, Michigan. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-2048-9.
External links
- Amtrak – Stations – Kalamazoo, MI
- Kalamazoo Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- Kalamazoo County Listings on the National Register of Historic Places
- Kalamazoo Transportation Center (Michigan Passenger Stations)
- Kalamazoo Station (Ron's Amtrak Photos)
- Kalamazoo, MI (KAL) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)