Tracks 1 Parking Yes Phone +1 800-872-7245 Rebuilt 2014 | Bus operators Thruway Motorcoach Opened 1984 Connection Bus rapid transit Platforms in use 1 | |
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Location 440 Century Avenue, S.W.Grand Rapids, MI 49503United States Owned by Interurban Transit Partnership Address 440 Century Ave SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA Owner Interurban Transit Partnership Similar Gerald R Ford President, DeVos Place Conventi, JW Marriott Grand Rapids, Rosa Parks Circle, Amway Grand Plaza Hotel | ||
Amtrak 27 and 90368 at the vernon j ehlers station in grand rapids mi 12 27 14
The Vernon J. Ehlers Station is a train station in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States served by Amtrak, the U.S. national railroad passenger system. The station is the terminus of the Pere Marquette line that connects Chicago's Union Station to Grand Rapids. It opened at its new location on Century Avenue under the Wealthy Street/US-131 overpass, immediately south of The Rapid's Central Station.
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- Amtrak 27 and 90368 at the vernon j ehlers station in grand rapids mi 12 27 14
- History
- Transit connections
- References
The new central location allows easy connections to twenty local Rapid buses as well as Greyhound and Indian Trails intercity services. No plans have been announced yet to move Megabus services from their location opposite the old Amtrak station at Wealthy/Market to complete the multimodal transit hub.
History
The previous Amtrak station opened in 1984 at the corner of Wealthy Street and Market Avenue in downtown Grand Rapids.
In October 2011, groundbreaking occurred on the new station. It is named in honor of former Michigan Congressman Vern Ehlers. The new station enables fully intermodal transit while allowing for more efficient train turnarounds. It was funded by a US$3.8 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration and $850,000 from the City of Grand Rapids. Due to delays in construction from CSX and the City of Grand Rapids, the station construction started in the summer of 2013. The new station opened on October 27, 2014.
Transit connections
Central Station lies a short distance north of the new Amtrak station.