Vernon J. Ehlers Station

Vernon J. Ehlers Station
Grand Rapids, MI
General information
Location440 Century Avenue, S.W.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
United States
Coordinates42°57′20″N 85°40′20″W / 42.95556°N 85.67222°W / 42.95556; -85.67222
Owned byInterurban Transit Partnership
Line(s)Spur off CSX Grand Rapids Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Bus operatorsAmtrak Amtrak Thruway
ConnectionsBus transport Greyhound Lines, Indian Trails and The Rapid (at Rapid Central Station)
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesRacks
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: GRR
History
Opened1984 at Wealthy/Market
Rebuilt2014
Passengers
FY 202344,464[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Holland
toward Chicago
Pere Marquette Terminus
Location
Map

The Vernon J. Ehlers Station is a train station in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States served by Amtrak, the U.S. national railroad passenger system. The station is the terminus of the Pere Marquette line that connects Chicago's Union Station to Grand Rapids. It opened at its new location on Century Avenue under the Wealthy Street/US Highway 131 overpass, immediately south of The Rapid's Central Station.[2] It is named in honor of then-Congressman Vernon J. Ehlers.

The new central location allows easy connections to twenty local Rapid buses as well as Indian Trails intercity services. No plans have been announced yet to move Megabus services from their location opposite the old Amtrak station at Wealthy/Market to complete the multimodal transit hub.

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Michigan" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "New Amtrak station opens Monday". WZZM13.com. 26 October 2014. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.