Birmingham station (Michigan)

Birmingham, MI
Birmingham, MI
	A Wolverine departing Birmingham.
General information
Location	449 South Eton Street; Birmingham, MI 48009
Coordinates	42°32′44″N 83°11′39″W / 42.54556°N 83.19417°W
Line(s)	Wolverine
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Yes; free
Other information
Station code	BMM
History
Closed	13 October 2014
Passengers
2013	23,257 18%
Former services
Location
Location

Birmingham was an Amtrak train station in Birmingham, Michigan, served by the Wolverine service. The station was located on an embankment at the eastern end of Villa Road, and consisted of a concrete platform with a small shelter and wheelchair lift.^[2] On October 13, 2014, the station was closed and replaced by the Troy Transit Center, located about 1,200 feet (370 m) southeast on Doyle Drive in Troy, Michigan.^[3]^[4]

Historically, Birmingham had been a station for frequent Grand Trunk Western passenger service from Detroit to Pontiac and Durand. Until 1960 the GTW operated trains that went beyond Durand to Grand Rapids, on to Muskegon, where ferries could be boarded, for travelling across Lake Michigan, to Milwaukee.^[5]^[6] At Durand Union Station passengers could transfer the La Salle and the Inter-City Limited to Chicago, to the Inter-City Limited to Toronto^[7] and to mixed trains bound for Saginaw and Bay City.^[8]

References

^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of Michigan" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
^ "Birmingham, MI (Amtrak's Wolverine)". SubwayNut.com. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^ "Troy's new rail station, unlocked from dispute, to open". Detroit Free Press. Gannet Company. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
^ "Environmental Assessment for the Troy Transit Center, Intermodal Rail Passenger Center, Oakland County, Michigan". p. 9. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
^ "Grand Trunk Railway System, Table 150". Official Guide of the Railways. 92 (12). National Railway Publication Company. May 1960.
^ Michigan Railroads Time Line, 1960 http://www.michiganrailroads.com/timeline/478-1960-1969/3691-timeline-1960
^ "Grand Trunk Railway System, Table 90". Official Guide of the Railways. 92 (12). National Railway Publication Company. May 1960.
^ "Grand Trunk Railway System, Table 146". Official Guide of the Railways. 90 (10). National Railway Publication Company. March 1958.