- Kalamazoo Transportation Center
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Kalamazoo Transportation Center 
Station statistics Address 459 North Burdick Street
Kalamazoo, MI 49007Coordinates 42°17′43.4″N 85°35′1″W / 42.295389°N 85.58361°WCoordinates: 42°17′43.4″N 85°35′1″W / 42.295389°N 85.58361°W Lines Blue WaterWolverineConnections Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach
Greyhound
Indian Trails
Miller Trailways
Metro Transit (Kalamazoo)Platforms 2 Parking Yes; paid Baggage check No Other information Opened 1887 Rebuilt 2006 Accessible 
Code KAL Owned by City of Kalamazoo Traffic Passengers (2010) 113,061[1] 
0.2%Services Preceding station Amtrak Following station toward ChicagoBlue Water toward Port HuronWolverine toward PontiacMichigan Central Depot (Kalamazoo, Michigan)
Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Coordinates: 42°17′43.4″N 85°35′1″W / 42.295389°N 85.58361°W 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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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]
Gallery
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The complex viewed from the corner of Kalamazoo and Rose.
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Looking north towards the train station. The new bus bays are to the left and right.
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Amtrak's Wolverine service at the train station, eastbound.
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Amtrak's Blue Water arrives as the sun sets. Note the Superliner consist.
Notes
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of Michigan" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/MICHIGAN10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-1-6.
- ^ Kalamazoo County Listings at National Register of Historic Places
- ^ Jessup, Kathy (2006-09-16). "Transportation center off to smooth start". Kalamazoo Gazette.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of Michigan" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/MICHIGAN10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-1-6.
- ^ Kalamazoo County Listings
- ^ Kohrman (2003), 23.
- ^ "$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.
References
- Kohrman, David (2003). Kalamazoo, Michigan. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0738520489. http://books.google.com/books?id=MiNQK1X3V74C.
External links
Categories:- Amtrak stations in Michigan
- Bus stations in Michigan
- Stations along Michigan Central Railroad lines
- Railway stations opened in 1887
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan
- Transit centers
- Buildings and structures in Kalamazoo, Michigan
- Transportation in Kalamazoo County, Michigan
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