Holland (Amtrak station)
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| Address | 171 Lincoln Avenue Holland, MI 49423 |
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| Coordinates | 42°47′21.7″N 86°5′52.9″W / 42.789361°N 86.098028°WCoordinates: 42°47′21.7″N 86°5′52.9″W / 42.789361°N 86.098028°W | ||||||||||
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| Connections | Macatawa Area Express(MAX) | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes; free | ||||||||||
| Baggage check | No | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1926 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1991 | ||||||||||
| Accessible |  |
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| Code | HOM | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2010) | 37,273[1]  1.2% |
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The Holland Amtrak station is a train station in Holland, Michigan, United States served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. The present facility, called the "Louis & Helen Padnos Transportation Center" serves as both an Amtrak station and a central hub Macatawa Area Express (MAX) a bus system that serves Holland and the nearby town of Zeeland. The facility includes a ticket office and a waiting room.
The depot building is a renovated 1926 structure, built by the Pere Marquette Railroad, under the direction of local station agent Edward Belden Rich who lobbied the line for a new structure since his arrival in Holland in 1909. Rich served the Pere Marquette Line in Holland from 1909 until his retirement in 1936. Renovations were completed in 1991.
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[edit] Transit Connections
Riders can transfer between Amtrak trains and all of the MAX system routes. Route 6 connects riders to Zeeland - the rest extend to various destinations throughout Holland. Under the current Pere Marquette schedule, only weekday Chicago-bound riders can take advantage of this connection. Holland-bound train arrives at the station at 10:20 PM, over three hours after the system's hours of operation end.
[edit] Ridership
Of the 22 Michigan stations served by Amtrak, Holland was the eighth-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 100 passengers daily.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of Michigan" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/MICHIGAN10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of Michigan" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/MICHIGAN10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
