Dearborn (Amtrak station)
Encyclopedia
Dearborn is an Amtrak
station
in Dearborn, Michigan
. It is located at 16121 Michigan Avenue, and is served by the . The station is a relatively contemporary structure of the late-20th Century with a waiting room and ticket offices during station hours. Quik-Trak ticketing kiosks are available at the station.
Of the 22 Michigan stations served by Amtrak, Dearborn was the third-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 220 passengers daily.
On 19 August 2011, it was announced that the Federal Railroad Administration
had released US$28.2 million in funds 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 connection to the Henry Ford Museum.
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
in Dearborn, Michigan
Dearborn, Michigan
-Economy:Ford Motor Company has its world headquarters in Dearborn. In addition its Dearborn campus contains many research, testing, finance and some production facilities. Ford Land controls the numerous properties owned by Ford including sales and leasing to unrelated businesses such as the...
. It is located at 16121 Michigan Avenue, and is served by the . The station is a relatively contemporary structure of the late-20th Century with a waiting room and ticket offices during station hours. Quik-Trak ticketing kiosks are available at the station.
Of the 22 Michigan stations served by Amtrak, Dearborn was the third-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 220 passengers daily.
On 19 August 2011, it was announced that the Federal Railroad Administration
Federal Railroad Administration
The Federal Railroad Administration is an agency in the United States Department of Transportation. The agency was created by the Department of Transportation Act of 1966...
had released US$28.2 million in funds 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 connection to the Henry Ford Museum.