Detroit (Amtrak station)
Encyclopedia
Detroit is an Amtrak
station located in the New Center
area of Detroit, Michigan
. It is served by the . The station was built in 1994 as a replacement for the former Michigan Central Station
, which closed in 1988. Trains used a platform near the old station 1988—1994.
Of the 22 Michigan stations served by Amtrak, Detroit was the fourth-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 190 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 located in the New Center
New Center, Detroit
The New Center is a significant commercial and residential historic district located in Detroit, Michigan, adjacent to Midtown, one mile north of the Cultural Center, and approximately three miles north of Downtown...
area of Detroit, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. It is served by the . The station was built in 1994 as a replacement for the former Michigan Central Station
Michigan Central Station
Michigan Central Station , built in mid-1912 through 1913 for the Michigan Central Railroad, was Detroit, Michigan's passenger rail depot from its opening in 1913 after the previous Michigan Central Station burned, until the cessation of Amtrak service on January 6, 1988...
, which closed in 1988. Trains used a platform near the old station 1988—1994.
Of the 22 Michigan stations served by Amtrak, Detroit was the fourth-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 190 passengers daily.
Connections
- Detroit Department of TransportationDetroit Department of TransportationThe Detroit Department of Transportation, commonly referred to as DDOT is the public transportation operator of city bus service in Detroit, Michigan...
; 16, 20, 53 - Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional TransportationSuburban Mobility Authority for Regional TransportationThe Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation ' is the public transit operator serving suburban Greater Detroit. Beginning operations in 1967 as the "SouthEastern Michigan Transportation Authority" or "SEMTA", it operates 44 "linehaul" and three "park-and-ride" bus routes in Wayne,...
; 415/420, 450/460, 445, 465, 475, 495
See also
- Detroit People MoverDetroit People MoverThe Detroit People Mover is a automated people mover system which operates on a single set of tracks, and encircles downtown Detroit, Michigan....
- SEMCOG Commuter RailSEMCOG Commuter RailSEMCOG Commuter Rail is a proposed regional rail link along Amtrak's Wolverine between the cities of Ann Arbor and Detroit, Michigan with stops at new or existing stations in Ann Arbor, Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Ypsilanti, Dearborn, and New Center. The project would connect with...
(proposed) - Woodward Avenue Light RailWoodward Avenue Light RailWoodward Avenue Light Rail is a 9.3 mi proposed light rail line to run along Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. The line is the first part of a $10.5 billion, 25-year plan to develop a regional mass transit system that is to include light rail, bus rapid transit, and commuter rail...
(proposed)