Kalamazoo Transportation Center

The original depot was built in 1887 by the Michigan Central Railroad, to a design by architect Cyrus L. W. Eidlitz,[5] replacing an earlier structure. In the main part of its history in the latter 19th century and early 20th century, it hosted trains for the Michigan Central and the New York Central. Major NYC named trains passing through the station included the Chicago Mercury (east to Detroit) and the Wolverine (NYC train) (east to New York via Detroit and southwestern Canada, in contrast to the modern train).[6]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 11, 1975.[7][8]

The station was rebuilt as a multi-modal facility in the early 21st century. The project was a collaboration between local, state, and federal authorities, with the Department of Transportation awarding a $3.8 million grant.[9]

The original Kalamazoo depot is a single-story Romanesque structure with a high hip-roofed central mass, and smaller hip-roofed sections on each end. A gable-roofed porch with a Syrian arch protrudes on one side of the central mass. The main structure has strong horizontal lines, counterbalanced by brick chimneys and an octagonal cupola that extend vertically from the roof. A conical turret and rock-faced masonry arches in the facade provide the Romanesque feel.[10]

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  The complex viewed from the corner of Kalamazoo and Rose.
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  Looking north towards the train station. The new bus bays are to the left and right.
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  Amtrak's Wolverine service at the train station, eastbound.
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  Amtrak's Blue Water arrives as the sun sets. Note the Superliner consist.

• Media related to Kalamazoo Transportation Center at Wikimedia Commons

• Kalamazoo, MI – Amtrak
• Kalamazoo Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• Kalamazoo County Listings on the National Register of Historic Places
• Kalamazoo Transportation Center (Michigan Passenger Stations)
• Kalamazoo Station (Ron's Amtrak Photos)
• Kalamazoo, MI (KAL) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)