Vernon J. Ehlers Station Grand Rapids, MI | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | 440 Century Avenue, S.W. Grand Rapids, Michigan United States | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°57′20″N 85°40′20″W / 42.95556°N 85.67222°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Interurban Transit Partnership | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Spur off CSX Grand Rapids Subdivision | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
Bus operators | Amtrak Thruway | ||||||||||
Connections | Greyhound Lines, Indian Trails and The Rapid (at Rapid Central Station) | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Racks | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | Amtrak: GRR | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1984 at Wealthy/Market | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2014 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY 2023 | 44,464[1] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||
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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.