Port Huron station explained

Port Huron, MI
Style:Amtrak
Country:United States
Coordinates:42.9606°N -82.4439°W
Tracks:2
Connections: BWAT: 3, 5
Parking:Yes
Opened:1979
Accessible:Yes
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes
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Shape:none
Marker:rail
Zoom:15

Port Huron station is an Amtrak station in Port Huron, Michigan, and the eastern terminus of the . The current station opened in 1979.[1] It sits six blocks west of the St. Clair Tunnel, but the passenger tracks now terminate here and only freight tracks bypass the station and continue to Canada. Port Huron is the division point between the Flint Subdivision to Battle Creek, Michigan, and the Strathroy Subdivision to London, Ontario.

The station was formerly served by the International Limited, which was operated jointly by Via Rail and Amtrak between Chicago and Toronto. The service, which had started in 1982, was discontinued in 2004.[2] The Port Huron station had contained a United States Immigration Office while it served the International Limited.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Amtrak, officials want new station . Amy . Biolchini . Port Huron Times Herald . January 22, 2012 . January 22, 2012.
  2. Web site: Final Run of the Amtrak / VIA International . Matt Melzer . April 23, 2004 . TrainWeb.org . From 1982, Amtrak and VIA Rail Canada had jointly operated the International train between Chicago and Toronto . August 1, 2015.