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Michigan Services are three Amtrak passenger rail routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with the Michigan cities of Grand Rapids, Port Huron, and Pontiac, and stations en route. The group falls under the Amtrak Midwest brand and is a component of the Midwest Regional Rail Initiative .
The Wolverine is a higher-speed passenger train service operated by Amtrak as part of its Michigan Services.The 304-mile (489 km) [3] line provides three daily round-trips between Chicago and Pontiac, Michigan, via Ann Arbor and Detroit.
The Pere Marquette is a passenger train operated by Amtrak as part of its Michigan Services on the 176-mile (283 km) route between Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Chicago, Illinois. It is funded in part by the Michigan Department of Transportation and is train 370 eastbound and train 371 westbound. [4]
The Blue Water (previously the Blue Water Limited) is a higher-speed passenger train service operated by Amtrak as part of its Michigan Services.The 319-mile (513 km) route runs from Chicago, Illinois, to Port Huron in Michigan's Blue Water Area, for which the train is named.
Amtrak Midwest is a brand name applied by Amtrak to its state-supported routes in the Midwest states of Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Missouri. [1] As of May 2024, Amtrak Midwest consists of eleven named trains: Borealis; Hiawatha; Illinois Service: Lincoln Service, Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg, and Illini and Saluki
Tickets can be purchased at amtrak.com, by calling 800-USA-AMTRAK (1-800-872-7245), by visiting a staffed station with a ticket sales office or on the Amtrak mobile app.
Of the 22 Michigan stations regularly served by Amtrak, Troy was the thirteenth-busiest in the Fiscal Year 2015, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 64 passengers daily. [11] Although the Troy Transit Center replaced Birmingham station in early October 2014, the ridership for remained consistent following the change of stations.
The Pontiac Transportation Center is an intermodal terminal station located in Pontiac, Michigan that is served by Amtrak's Michigan Services Wolverine. The transportation center is also served by Indian Trails intercity bus service and Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) regional bus service.