Kalamazoo Transportation Center

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Kalamazoo Transportation Center
Kalamazoo transportation center train station 2006.png
Station statistics
Address 459 North Burdick Street
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Coordinates 42°17′43.4″N 85°35′1″W / 42.295389°N 85.58361°W / 42.295389; -85.58361Coordinates: 42°17′43.4″N 85°35′1″W / 42.295389°N 85.58361°W / 42.295389; -85.58361
Lines
  Blue Water
  Wolverine
Connections Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach
Greyhound
Indian Trails
Miller Trailways
Metro Transit (Kalamazoo)
Platforms 1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Parking Yes; paid
Baggage check No
Other information
Opened 1887
Rebuilt 2006
Accessible Handicapped/disabled access
Code KAL
Owned by City of Kalamazoo
Traffic
Passengers (2011) 118,474[1] increase 4.8%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Chicago
 Blue Water
toward Port Huron
Wolverine
toward Pontiac
    Former services    
New York Central Railroad
toward Chicago
 Michigan Central Railroad
Main Line
toward Detroit
Michigan Central Depot (Kalamazoo, Michigan)
Kalamazoo Transportation Center is located in Michigan
Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Coordinates: 42°17′43.4″N 85°35′1″W / 42.295389°N 85.58361°W / 42.295389; -85.58361
Architect: Cyrus Eidlitz
Architectural style: Romanesque
Governing body: City of Kalamazoo
NRHP Reference#: 75000949[2]
Added to NRHP: July 11, 1975

The Kalamazoo Transportation Center is an intermodal complex in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. Amtrak and Greyhound provide regular service there.[3] 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.[4]

The center is not an airport; local air traffic uses the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport, about four miles south.

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[edit] Development

The original depot was built in 1887 by the Michigan Central Railroad, replacing an earlier structure. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 11, 1975.[5][6]

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.[7]

[edit] Gallery

  • The complex viewed from the corner of Kalamazoo and Rose.

  • Looking north towards the train station. The new bus bays are to the left and right.

  • Amtrak's Wolverine service at the train station, eastbound.

  • Amtrak's Blue Water arrives as the sun sets. Note the Superliner consist.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ "Kalamazoo, MI (KAL)". Great American Stations. http://www.greatamericanstations.com/Stations/KAL. Retrieved 18 November 2011. 
  2. ^ Kalamazoo County Listings at National Register of Historic Places
  3. ^ Jessup, Kathy (2006-09-16). "Transportation center off to smooth start". Kalamazoo Gazette. 
  4. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of Michigan" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/MICHIGAN10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 
  5. ^ Kalamazoo County Listings
  6. ^ Kohrman (2003), 23.
  7. ^ "$3.8 Million Transit Grant Will Help Revitalize Downtown Kalamazoo". U.S. Department of Transportation. October 19, 2004. Archived from the original on 2006-09-24. http://web.archive.org/web/20060924034656/http://www.dot.gov/affairs/fta5404.htm. Retrieved 2006-11-16. 

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