Jackson station (Michigan)
Jackson, MI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 501 East Michigan Avenue Jackson, MI, 49201 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Amtrak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Michigan Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform, 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes; free | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | JXN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1841 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1872 & 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2017 | 23,373[1] 2.68% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michigan Central Railroad Jackson Depot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Jackson, Michigan, USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°14′53″N 84°24′01″W / 42.24806°N 84.40028°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architect | Henry A. Gardner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architectural style | Italianate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 02001504[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Added to NRHP | 2002 |
Jackson is a historic Amtrak station in Jackson, Michigan, United States. It is served by the Template:Amtrak lines. The station was built by the Michigan Central Railroad in 1872, as a replacement for an earlier station built in 1841,[3] and was used as a Union Station, which also served the Jackson, Lansing and Saginaw Railroad, the Fort Wayne, Jackson and Saginaw Railroad, the Grand River Railway, and the Michigan Air Line Railroad.[4]
In 1978, the station underwent a refurbishing inspired by the nation's Bicentennial celebrations. Workers cleaned the brick exterior, reground the terazzo floors and refinished the elaborate wood trim and benches. Artist Leland Beamon created a mural showing the depot in 1904 alongside a modern Turboliner Amtrak train.[5] The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[2]
Also in 1978, a former disgruntled New York Central employee named Rudy Bladel killed three former coworkers at the station.[6] The murder trial lead to a U.S. Supreme Court case, Michigan v. Jackson, on the admissibility of confessions.
There are currently plans to repair and modernize the station, including possibly converting into a true intermodal facility on the model of the Kalamazoo Transportation Center. The Michigan Department of Transportation has made a $300,000 grant for roof and brick repairs; city officials estimate that a full renovation/expansion would cost $10–13 million.[7]
References
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Michigan" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Stations: Jackson, Michigan (Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum)
- ^ Jackson (JXN) Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- ^ "Celebrate Renovation of Jackson, Michigan, Station (Amtrak NEWS)". Amtrak History & Archives. November 1978. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ 475 U.S. 627
- ^ Paul, Fredricka (December 26, 2007). "Depot remake picks up steam". Jackson Citizen-Patriot. p. A1.
External links
Media related to Jackson, Michigan (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Jackson, MI – Amtrak
- Jackson, MI – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Jackson Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- Union Station (Jackson, Michigan) (Michigan Internet Railroad History Museum)
- Jackson, MI (JXN) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)
- Amtrak stations in Michigan
- Former Michigan Central Railroad stations
- Jackson, Michigan
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan
- Buildings and structures in Jackson County, Michigan
- Transportation in Jackson County, Michigan
- Italianate architecture in Michigan
- Buildings and structures completed in 1872
- 1841 establishments in Michigan
- National Register of Historic Places in Jackson County, Michigan
- Michigan Line
- Midwestern United States railway station stubs
- Michigan building and structure stubs
- Michigan transportation stubs