Kalamazoo Transportation Center

Kalamazoo, MI
The 1887-built Michigan Central Railroad depot in 2014
General information
Location	459 North Burdick Street Kalamazoo, MI 49007 United States
Coordinates	42°17′44″N 85°35′03″W
Owned by	City of Kalamazoo
Line(s)	Michigan Line
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	2
Bus stands	20
Bus operators	Metro Transit Thruway Motorcoach Greyhound Lines Indian Trails
Construction
Parking	Yes; paid
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak code: KAL
History
Opened	1887
Rebuilt	2006
Passengers
2017	115,231  4.13%
Services
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Michigan Central Depot (Kalamazoo, Michigan)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Michigan State Historic Site
Location	Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Architect	Cyrus Eidlitz
Architectural style	Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	75000949
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 11, 1975
Designated MSHS	February 21, 1975
Location Kalamazoo, MI Location within Michigan

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.

It is served by Amtrak's Template:Amtrak lines and Template:Amtrak lines trains and was formerly a stop for the International Limited, which had started in 1982 as joint operation by Via Rail and Amtrak between Chicago and Toronto, was discontinued in 2004. 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.

Development

The original depot was built in 1887 by the Michigan Central Railroad, to a design by architect Cyrus L. W. Eidlitz, 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.

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.

References

Further reading

• Kohrman, David (2003). Kalamazoo, Michigan. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-2048-9.

External links

• Media related to Kalamazoo Transportation Center at Wikimedia Commons

• Kalamazoo, MI – Amtrak
• Kalamazoo, MI – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Kalamazoo Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• Kalamazoo County Listings on the National Register of Historic Places
• Kalamazoo Transportation Center (Michigan Passenger Stations)
• Kalamazoo Station (Ron's Amtrak Photos)
• Kalamazoo, MI (KAL) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)