Kalamazoo Transportation Center

Kalamazoo, MI
The 1887-built Michigan Central Railroad depot in 2014
General information
Location459 North Burdick Street
Kalamazoo, Michigan
United States
Coordinates42°17′44″N 85°35′03″W / 42.29556°N 85.58417°W / 42.29556; -85.58417
Owned byCity of Kalamazoo
Line(s)Amtrak Michigan Line
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks2
Bus stands20
Bus operatorsBus transport Amtrak Thruway
Bus transport Greyhound Lines
Bus transport Indian Trails
Bus transport Metro Transit
Construction
ParkingYes; paid
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: KAL
History
Opened1887
Rebuilt2006
Passengers
FY 202397,957[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Dowagiac
toward Chicago
Blue Water Battle Creek
toward Port Huron
Wolverine Battle Creek
toward Pontiac
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Niles
toward Chicago
Lake Cities Battle Creek
toward Pontiac
Dowagiac
toward Chicago
International Battle Creek
toward Toronto
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Mattawan
toward Chicago
Michigan Central Railroad
Main Line
Comstock
toward Buffalo
Portage
toward Elkhart
Kalamazoo Branch Argenta
Alamo South Haven Branch Terminus
Michigan Central Depot (Kalamazoo, Michigan)
Map
LocationKalamazoo, Michigan, USA
ArchitectCyrus Eidlitz
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.75000949[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 11, 1975
Designated MSHSFebruary 21, 1975

The Kalamazoo Transportation Center is an intermodal complex in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. Both Amtrak and Greyhound provide regular service, and the center is also the major downtown transfer hub for Kalamazoo's Metro Transit bus system.[3] It is the second-busiest Amtrak station in Michigan.[4]

It is served by Amtrak's Blue Water and Wolverine trains and was formerly a stop for the International, which had started in 1982 as joint operation by Via Rail and Amtrak between Chicago and Toronto, was discontinued in 2004.[5] 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.

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Michigan" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ Jessup, Kathy (September 16, 2006). "Transportation center off to smooth start". Kalamazoo Gazette.
  4. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023, State of Michigan" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024.
  5. ^ Matt Melzer (April 23, 2004). "Final Run of the Amtrak / VIA International". TrainWeb.org. Retrieved August 4, 2015. From 1982, Amtrak and VIA Rail Canada had jointly operated the International train between Chicago and Toronto