Flint station (Michigan)
Flint, MI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Flint station platform in September 2016. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 1407 South Dort Highway Flint, Michigan United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°00′56″N 83°39′05″W / 43.0155°N 83.6514°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Flint Mass Transportation Authority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | CN Flint Subdivision | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bus stands | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bus operators |  Amtrak Thruway Indian Trails Flint MTA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes; free | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | Amtrak: FLN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FY 2023 | 23,434[1] (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Flint station is an inter-modal transportation center in Flint, Michigan. It is served by Amtrak's Blue Water route, and doubles as the intercity bus station for Amtrak Thruway and Indian Trails, as well as the local city bus service, the Flint Mass Transportation Authority, who owns the station. The station was built as part of the Amtrak Standard Stations Program.
History
[edit]This is at least the fourth station along the Grand Trunk Western Railroad (GTW) line through Flint. The railroad line that now hosts the Blue Water arrived from Port Huron in 1871 and originally a wooden structure served as the passenger station. [citation needed] A permanent stone and brick station replaced it in 1905, but was moved to Muskegon in 1927.[2] The third GTW depot, located at 120 East 14th Street near Downtown Flint, was used by Amtrak until 1989 and demolished thereafter.[3] The current station on M-54 (Dort Highway) provides easy access to I-69.
From 1982–2004, the station was served by the International Limited, which was operated jointly by Via Rail and Amtrak and ran between Chicago and Toronto.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Michigan" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ "Flint GTW station". Michigan Railroads.
- ^ "Flint Michigan (FLN)". trainweb.org.
- ^ Melzer, Matt (April 23, 2004). "Final Run of the Amtrak / VIA International". TrainWeb.org.
From 1982, Amtrak and VIA Rail Canada had jointly operated the International train between Chicago and Toronto
External links
[edit]