Birmingham was an

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train station in Birmingham, Michigan, served by the ''

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'' service. The station was located on an embankment at the eastern end of Villa Road, and consisted of a concrete platform with a small shelter and wheelchair lift. On October 13, 2014, the station was closed and replaced by the Troy Transit Center, located about southeast on Doyle Drive in

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. Historically, Birmingham had been a station for frequent

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passenger service from Detroit to Pontiac and Durand. Until 1960 the GTW operated trains that went beyond Durand to

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, on to Muskegon, where ferries could be boarded, for travelling across Lake Michigan, to Milwaukee. At Durand Union Station passengers could transfer the ''La Salle'' and the ''Inter-City Limited'' to Chicago, to the ''Inter-City Limited'' to Toronto and to mixed trains bound for Saginaw and Bay City.

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Birmingham Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
Former Amtrak stations in Michigan Buildings and structures in Oakland County, Michigan Transportation in Oakland County, Michigan Railway stations closed in 2014 {{Michigan-railstation-stub