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Port Huron station is an
Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak () , is the national passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous U.S. States and nine cities in Canada ...
station in Port Huron, Michigan, and the eastern
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of the . The current station opened in 1979. It sits six blocks west of the
St. Clair Tunnel The St. Clair Tunnel is the name for two separate rail tunnels which were built under the St. Clair River between Sarnia, Ontario and Port Huron, Michigan. The original, opened in 1891 and used until it was replaced by a new larger tunnel in 1995, ...
, but the passenger tracks now terminate here and only freight tracks bypass the station and continue to Canada. Port Huron is the division point between the Flint Subdivision to Battle Creek, Michigan, and the Strathroy Subdivision to
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. The station was formerly served by the ''
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'', which was operated jointly by
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and Amtrak between Chicago and Toronto. The service, which had started in 1982, was discontinued in 2004. The Port Huron station had contained a United States Immigration Office while it served the ''International Limited''.


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Port Huron Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide—Train Web)Port Huron, MI (PTH) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)


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History of railroads in Michigan Railroads have been vital in the history of the population and trade of rough and finished goods in the state of Michigan. While some coastal settlements had previously existed, the population, commercial, and industrial growth of the state furthe ...
Amtrak stations in Michigan Port Huron, Michigan Buildings and structures in St. Clair County, Michigan Transportation in St. Clair County, Michigan Railway stations in the United States opened in 1979 {{Michigan-railstation-stub