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The John D. Dingell Transit Center is an
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station in Dearborn, Michigan. It is served by
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's ''
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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
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.


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. 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
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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 contains ...
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
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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 Schenectady station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Schenectady, New York. The station, constructed in 2018 is owned by the Capital District Transportation Authority which also owns Albany–Rensselaer station and Saratoga Springs 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'' round trips between Niagara Falls and New York City and one ''Maple Leaf'' round trip between T ...
*
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 of ...
* Anaheim station * Bloomington-Normal station * Tacoma station/
Tacoma Dome station Tacoma Dome Station is a train station and transit hub in Tacoma, Washington, United States. It is served by Amtrak trains, the S Line of Sounder commuter rail, the T Line of Link light rail, and buses on local and intercity routes. ...


References


External links


Dearborn Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
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