Kalamazoo Transportation Center

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Kalamazoo Transportation Center
Station statistics
Address 459 North Burdick St.
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Lines
Blue Water
Wolverine
Connections Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach, Greyhound, Kalamazoo Metro Transit
Parking Yes; paid
Other information
Opened 1887
Rebuilt 2006
Accessible Handicapped/disabled access
Code KAL
Owned by City of Kalamazoo
Traffic (Amtrak)
Passengers (2007) 107,251 ▲ 8.4%
Michigan Central Depot (Kalamazoo, Michigan)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Map of the United States
Map of the United States
Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Architect: Cyrus Eidlitz
Architectural style(s): Romanesque
Added to NRHP: July 11, 1975
NRHP Reference#: #75000949

The Kalamazoo Transportation Center is an intermodal complex located in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. Amtrak and Greyhound provide regular service there. [1] The center is also the major downtown transfer hub for Kalamazoo Metro Transit's bus system.

Baggage on Amtrak cannot be checked at this location; however, up to two suitcases in addition to any "personal items" such as briefcases, purses, laptop bags, and infant equipment are allowed on board as carry-ons.

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[edit] Development

The Kalamazoo Train Station was built in 1887 by the Michigan Central Railroad, and has been on the National Register of Historic Places since July 11, 1975.[2] The actual project was a collaboration between local, state, and federal authorities, with the Department of Transportation awarding a $3.8 million grant.[3]

[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.

[edit] Air Transportation

Air transportation to and from Kalamazoo is not provided at the Kalamazoo Transportation Center, but at the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Kathy Jessup, "Transportation center off to smooth start," Kalamazoo Gazette, September 16, 2006
  2. ^ Kalamazoo County Listings
  3. ^ $3.8 Million Transit Grant Will Help Revitalize Downtown Kalamazoo. U.S. Department of Transportation (October 19, 2004). Retrieved on 2006-11-16.

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