Jackson station (Michigan)
Jackson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The station building in 2010. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location |
501 East Michigan Avenue Jackson, MI, 49201 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Amtrak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Michigan Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform, 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes; free | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | JXN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1841 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1872 & 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Passengers (2011) | 32,106[1] 13% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michigan Central Railroad Jackson Depot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | Jackson, Michigan, USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°14′53″N 84°24′01″W / 42.24806°N 84.40028°WCoordinates: 42°14′53″N 84°24′01″W / 42.24806°N 84.40028°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architect | Henry A. Gardner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architectural style | Italianate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NRHP Reference # | 02001504[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Added to NRHP | 2002 |
Jackson is an historic Amtrak station in Jackson, Michigan, United States. It is served by the Wolverine. The station was rebuilt by the Michigan Central Railroad in 1872, as a replacement for an earlier station built in 1841,[3] and was used as a Union Station, which also served the Jackson, Lansing and Saginaw Railroad, the Fort Wayne, Jackson and Saginaw Railroad, the Grand River Railway, and the Michigan Air Line Railroad.[4]
In 1978, the station underwent a major restoration inspired by the nation's Bicentennial celebrations. Workers cleaned the brick exterior, reground the terazzo floors and refinished the elaborate wood trim and benches. Artist Leland Beamon created a mural showing the depot in 1904 alongside a modern Turboliner Amtrak train.[5] The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[2]
Also in 1978, a former disgruntled Amtrak employee named Rudy Bladel killed three former coworkers at the station.[6] The murder trial lead to a U.S. Supreme Court case, Michigan v. Jackson, on the admissibility of confessions.
There are currently plans to repair and modernize the station, including possibly converting into a true intermodal facility on the model of the Kalamazoo Transportation Center. The Michigan Department of Transportation has made a $300,000 grant for roof and brick repairs; city officials estimate that a full renovation/expansion would cost $10-13 million.[7]
References
- ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2011, State of Michigan" (PDF). Amtrak. December 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Stations: Jackson, Michigan (Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum)
- ↑ Jackson (JXN) Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- ↑ "Celebrate Renovation of Jackson, Michigan, Station (Amtrak NEWS)". Amtrak History & Archives. November 1978. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ↑ 475 U.S. 627
- ↑ Paul, Fredricka (December 26, 2007). "Depot remake picks up steam". Jackson Citizen-Patriot. p. A1.
External links
Media related to Jackson, Michigan (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Amtrak – Stations – Jackson, MI
- Jackson Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- Union Station (Jackson, Michigan) (Michigan Internet Railroad History Museum)
- Jackson, MI (JXN) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)