Ann Arbor (Amtrak station)
Encyclopedia
Ann Arbor Station is an Amtrak
station in Ann Arbor, Michigan
serving the Wolverine
. The station has a ticket office, is fully wheelchair
accessible and has an enclosed waiting area. Other amenities include public restrooms, public payphone
s, vending machine
s, paid parking, and a taxi stand
. Baggage cannot be checked at this location; however, up to two suitcases in addition to any "personal items" such as briefcases, purses, laptop bags, and infant equipment are allowed on board as carry-ons. Amtrak operates its Wolverine three times daily in each direction between Chicago
and Pontiac
, via Detroit
.
The station replaced the Michigan Central Railroad
depot. The present-day station neighbors the Michigan Central depot, which was renovated as the Gandy Dancer
restaurant in 1969. The current station was built in 1983.
Of the 22 Michigan stations served by Amtrak, Ann Arbor was the busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 390 passengers daily.
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
station in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010...
serving the Wolverine
Wolverine (passenger train)
The Wolverine is a passenger train service operated by Amtrak as part of its Michigan Services. The line provides three daily round-trips along the Pontiac–Detroit–Chicago route...
. The station has a ticket office, is fully wheelchair
Wheelchair
A wheelchair is a chair with wheels, designed to be a replacement for walking. The device comes in variations where it is propelled by motors or by the seated occupant turning the rear wheels by hand. Often there are handles behind the seat for someone else to do the pushing...
accessible and has an enclosed waiting area. Other amenities include public restrooms, public payphone
Payphone
A payphone or pay phone is a public telephone, often located in a phone booth or a privacy hood, with pre-payment by inserting money , a credit or debit card, or a telephone card....
s, vending machine
Vending machine
A vending machine is a machine which dispenses items such as snacks, beverages, alcohol, cigarettes, lottery tickets, consumer products and even gold and gems to customers automatically, after the customer inserts currency or credit into the machine....
s, paid parking, and a taxi stand
Taxi stand
A taxicab stand is a queue area on a street or on private property where taxicabs line up to wait for passengers.-How stands work:...
. Baggage cannot be checked at this location; however, up to two suitcases in addition to any "personal items" such as briefcases, purses, laptop bags, and infant equipment are allowed on board as carry-ons. Amtrak operates its Wolverine three times daily in each direction between Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
and Pontiac
Pontiac, Michigan
Pontiac is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan named after the Ottawa Chief Pontiac, located within the Detroit metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 59,515. It is the county seat of Oakland County...
, via Detroit
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
.
The station replaced the Michigan Central Railroad
Michigan Central Railroad
The Michigan Central Railroad was originally incorporated in 1846 to establish rail service between Detroit, Michigan and St. Joseph, Michigan. The railroad later operated in the states of Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois in the United States, and the province of Ontario in Canada...
depot. The present-day station neighbors the Michigan Central depot, which was renovated as the Gandy Dancer
Gandy dancer
Gandy dancer is a slang term used for early railroad workers who laid and maintained railroad tracks in the years before the work was done by machines....
restaurant in 1969. The current station was built in 1983.
Of the 22 Michigan stations served by Amtrak, Ann Arbor was the busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 390 passengers daily.
Notable Places Nearby
- University of MichiganUniversity of MichiganThe University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
- Great Lakes Environmental Research LaboratoryGreat Lakes Environmental Research LaboratoryThe Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory is a laboratory in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration /Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research...
External links
- Amtrak Stations Database
- Photos at Amtrak Photo Archive: http://www.hebners.net/amtrak/amtStationAB/AnnArborMIa.jpg http://www.hebners.net/amtrak/amtStationAB/AnnArborMIb.jpghttp://www.hebners.net/amtrak/amtStationAB/AnnArborMIc.jpghttp://www.hebners.net/amtrak/amtStationAB/AnnArborMId.jpg
- Amtrak on Arborwiki
- Gandy Dancer on Arborwiki
