Kalamazoo Transportation Center

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The Kalamazoo Transportation Center is an Intermodal train and bus station in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan.[1] It is the second-busiest Amtrak station in Michigan, after Ann Arbor.[2] The Kalamazoo Transportation Center serves as the main hub for Kalamazoo Metro local buses, and also serves intercity buses operated by Greyhound and Indian Trails.

The railroad station was built in 1887 by the Michigan Central Railroad, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. An expansion project in 2005 and 2006 renovated the original station building and added a bus station for local and intercity buses.

The station is served by Amtrak's Template:Lnl and Template:Lnl trains, as part of Amtrak's Michigan Services brand. The station was formerly served by the Template:Lnl, a Toronto–Chicago service which operated from 1982 to 2004 as a partnership between Via Rail and Amtrak.[3]

History

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Looking north at the station building; bus bays are to the left and right in the foreground

The original depot was built in 1887 by the Michigan Central Railroad, to a design by architect Cyrus L. W. Eidlitz,[4] replacing an earlier structure. Regular passenger rail service between Kalamazoo and Detroit had commenced in 1846.[5] In the main part of its history in the latter 19th century and early 20th century, the depot hosted trains for the Michigan Central and the New York Central. Major NYC named trains passing through the station included the Canadian (east to Detroit and Toronto), the Chicago Mercury (east to Detroit) and the Wolverine (east to New York via Detroit and southwestern Canada, in contrast to the modern train).[6]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 11, 1975.[7][8]

The station was rebuilt as a multi-modal facility in 2005. The project was a collaboration between local, state, and federal authorities, with the Department of Transportation awarding a $3.8 million grant.[9]

Description

The original Kalamazoo depot is a single-story Romanesque structure with a high hip-roofed central mass, and smaller hip-roofed sections on each end. A gable-roofed porch with a Syrian arch protrudes on one side of the central mass. The main structure has strong horizontal lines, counterbalanced by brick chimneys and an octagonal cupola that extend vertically from the roof. A conical turret and rock-faced masonry arches in the facade provide the Romanesque feel.[10]

References

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  6. ↑ June 1951 New York Central timetable, Tables 7, 15, 26 http://streamlinermemories.info/NYC/NYC51-6TT.pdf
  7. ↑ Kalamazoo County Listings
  8. ↑ Kohrman (2003), 23.
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Further reading

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