Kalamazoo Transportation Center
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The Kalamazoo Transportation Center is an intermodal
complex in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan
. Amtrak
and Greyhound
provide regular service there. 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.
In fiscal 2010, Kalamazoo was the second-busiest of Michigan's 22 Amtrak stations; on the average, about 310 passengers boarded or left trains each day.
The center is not an airport; local air traffic uses the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport, about four miles south.
, replacing an earlier structure. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
on July 11, 1975.
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.
Intermodal passenger transport
Intermodal passenger transport involves more than one mode of transport of passengers. Some modes of transportation have always been intermodal; for example, most major airports have extensive facilities for automobile parking and have good rail or bus connections to the cities nearby. Urban bus...
complex in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kalamazoo, Michigan
The area on which the modern city stands was once home to Native Americans of the Hopewell culture, who migrated into the area sometime before the first millennium. Evidence of their early residency remains in the form of a small mound in downtown's Bronson Park. The Hopewell civilization began to...
. Amtrak
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...
and Greyhound
Greyhound Lines
Greyhound Lines, Inc., based in Dallas, Texas, is an intercity common carrier of passengers by bus serving over 3,700 destinations in the United States, Canada and Mexico, operating under the well-known logo of a leaping greyhound. It was founded in Hibbing, Minnesota, USA, in 1914 and...
provide regular service there. 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.
In fiscal 2010, Kalamazoo was the second-busiest of Michigan's 22 Amtrak stations; on the average, about 310 passengers boarded or left trains each day.
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 RailroadMichigan 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...
, replacing an earlier structure. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on July 11, 1975.
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
United States Department of Transportation
The United States Department of Transportation is a federal Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with transportation. It was established by an act of Congress on October 15, 1966, and began operation on April 1, 1967...
awarding a $3.8 million grant.
External links
- Kalamazoo Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- Kalamazoo County Listings on the National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
- Kalamazoo Transportation Center (Michigan Passenger Stations)
- Kalamazoo Station (Ron's Amtrak Photos)