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The John D. Dingell Transit Center is an intermodal transit station in
The station was established in 1978 with the goal of Detroit's western suburban residents' access to passenger trains. A station with a temporary structure opened July 30, 1978. A permanent station building opened on October 1, 1979, replacing the temporary structure. The station was built on property deeded to the city by the
Dearborn Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
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Dearborn, Michigan
Dearborn is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 109,976. Dearborn is the seventh most-populated city in Michigan and is home to the largest Muslim population in the United States per ...
. It is served by Amtrak
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's ''Wolverine
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'' line as well as Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) buses. The station is named after former U.S. Representative John Dingell.
Description
The station is located at 21201 Michigan Avenue (US Highway 12
U.S. Route 12 (US 12) is an east–west United States highway, running from Aberdeen, Washington, to Detroit, Michigan, for almost . The highway has mostly been superseded by Interstate 90 (I-90) and I-94, but unlike most U.S. routes th ...
). 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. There is also a small retail space within the station.
History
The station was established in 1978 with the goal of Detroit's western suburban residents' access to passenger trains. A station with a temporary structure opened July 30, 1978. A permanent station building opened on October 1, 1979, replacing the temporary structure. The station was built on property deeded to the city by the Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobi ...
. The construction cost $348,000, which was split between Amtrak and the state of Michigan. It was of an Amtrak standard station design.
On 19 August 2011, it was announced that the Federal Railroad Administration
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is an agency in the United States Department of Transportation (DOT). The agency was created by the Department of Transportation Act of 1966. The purpose of the FRA is to promulgate and enforce rail sa ...
had released $28.2 million in funds from the ARRA economic 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 new entrance to The Henry Ford
The Henry Ford (also known as the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation and Greenfield Village, and as the Edison Institute) is a history museum complex in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, Michigan, United States. The museum collection contain ...
museum complex adjacent to it.
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.
A group called Pockets of Perception, made up of ten students of Dearborn senior high schools, created a by mosaic, titled "Transformations," on display in the station's lobby.
Connections
* Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation; Routes 140, 160, 200, 210, 250, and FAST 261. SMART's on-demand Flex service also serves the station and the surrounding area.See Also
Other stations that recently were demolished and replaced with a newer building. * Schenectady station * Rochester, station *Buffalo–Exchange Street station
Buffalo–Exchange Street station is an Amtrak station in Buffalo, New York. The station serves six Amtrak trains daily: two daily ''Empire Service (Amtrak), Empire Service'' round trips between Niagara Falls station (New York), Niagara Falls an ...
* Niagara Falls station (New York)
The Niagara Falls Station and Customhouse Interpretive Center is an intermodal transit complex in Niagara Falls, New York. It serves Amtrak trains and Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority buses, houses U.S. Customs and Border Protection offi ...
* Anaheim station
* Bloomington-Normal station
* Tacoma station/ Tacoma Dome station
References
External links
Dearborn Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
Amtrak stations in Michigan Buildings and structures in Dearborn, Michigan Transportation buildings and structures in Wayne County, Michigan Railway stations in the United States opened in 2014 Michigan Line 2014 establishments in Michigan {{Michigan-railstation-stub