John D. Dingell Transit Center

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This article is about the Amtrak train station in Dearborn, Michigan. For the former train station in Chicago, see Dearborn Station.

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John D. Dingell Transit Center
Amtrak inter-city rail station
File:Dearborn-exterior.jpg
The John D. Dingell Transit Center, one week after opening in Dearborn, Michigan
Location 21201 Michigan Avenue
Dearborn, Michigan
 United States
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Owned by City of Dearborn
Line(s) Michigan Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation
Construction
Parking Yes; free
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code DER
History
Opened December 9, 2014
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 78,871[1] Decrease 0.4%
Services
Preceding station   BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak   Following station
toward Chicago
 Wolverine
toward Pontiac, MI

The John D. Dingell Transit Center is a train station in Dearborn, Michigan, United States that is served daily by Amtrak's Wolverine, which runs three times daily between Chicago, Illinois and Pontiac, Michigan, via Detroit, Michigan.

Description

The station is located at 21201 Michigan Avenue (US Highway 12). The red brick and glass-faced structure includes a two-story waiting hall, which includes an elevated glass-enclosed pedestrian bridge which allows access to the south platform.[2] There is also a small retail space within the station.

History

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Old Amtrak building

The station building opened on October 1, 1979, replacing a temporary structure which opened on July 30, 1978. The station was built on property deeded to the city by the Ford Motor Company. The station cost $348,000, which was split between Amtrak and the state of Michigan.[3]

On 19 August 2011, it was announced that the Federal Railroad Administration had released $28.2 million in funds from the ARRA ecnomic stimulus package for the construction of a new intermodal station to replace the current building; the new facility would serve both intercity and commuter rail and include a connection to the Henry Ford Museum.[4]

The new 16,000-square-foot station was officially opened for service on 10 December 2014, and consolidates the old station and the Greenfield Village station.[5]

A group called Pockets of Perception, made up of ten students of Dearborn senior high schools created a 18-foot (5.5 m) by Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value). mosaic, titled "Transformations," on display in the station's lobby.[6]

Connections

References

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  6. ↑ Lawrence, Eric D. "Mosaic sets tone for Dearborn transit center" (Archive). Detroit Free Press. October 25, 2014. Retrieved on August 6, 2015.

External links

Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons


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