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Coordinates: 42°18′28″N 83°13′42″W / 42.3078°N 83.2282°W / 42.3078; -83.2282
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Greenfield Village
General information
Location20900 Oakwood Boulevard[1]
Dearborn, Michigan 48126
 United States
Coordinates42°18′28″N 83°13′42″W / 42.3078°N 83.2282°W / 42.3078; -83.2282
Line(s)
  Wolverine
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsWeiser Railroad @ Smiths Creek Depot
Construction
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeGFV
History
Opened1929
ClosedApril 24, 2006 (Regular service)
December 10, 2014 (Conditional service)
Services
  Former services  
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
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Greenfield Village is a former conditional Amtrak station in Dearborn, Michigan, served by the Wolverine. It was a stop for the Henry Ford Museum and was only used for reserved tour groups of 20 or more people, thus making it one of Amtrak's least-busy stations. Prior to 2006, the station was a regular, but seasonal stop (summer only).[2]

Greenfield Village has a single platform, a pedestrian crosswalk, and no station house. However, the pedestrian crosswalk leads to the historic 1858-built Smiths Creek Depot, which serves the parallel Weiser Railroad on the museum grounds. Smiths Creek Depot was built in Smiths Creek, Michigan in 1858 by the Chicago, Detroit and Canada Grand Trunk Junction Rail Road Company, along a line that wasn't finished until 1859, and was acquired by the Grand Trunk and Western Railroad in 1928. The station house was moved to Dearborn a year later.

A new $28 million station was constructed which combined the Greenfield Village and Dearborn stations. Construction began in early 2012.[3]

The new 16,000-square-foot John D. Dingell Transit Center was officially opened for service on 10 December, 2014, and consolidates the old Dearborn station and the Greenfield Village station.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Greenfield Village, MI (GFV)". Amtrak. Archived from the original on 2013-10-31. Retrieved 28 Oct 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Amtrak System Timetable: Spring 2005 - Summer 2005". 25 Apr 2005. p. 80. Retrieved 19 Nov 2013.
  3. ^ Pepper, J. Patrick (11 Apr 2012). "Dignitaries celebrate construction of new $28 million train station". Press and Guide. Retrieved 30 Oct 2013.

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