Port Huron station is an Amtrak station in Port Huron, Michigan, and the eastern terminus of the Blue Water. The current station opened in 1979.[2] 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.
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 Port Huron station in August 2012. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 2223 16th Street Port Huron, Michigan United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°57′38″N 82°26′38″W / 42.96056°N 82.44389°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Amtrak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | CN Flint Subdivision | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side and 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  BWAT: 3, 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: PTH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2023 | 14,271[1] (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[3] The Port Huron station had contained a United States Immigration Office while it served the International Limited.
References
edit- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Michigan" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ Biolchini, Amy (January 22, 2012). "Amtrak, officials want new station". Port Huron Times Herald. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ Matt Melzer (April 23, 2004). "Final Run of the Amtrak / VIA International". TrainWeb.org. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
From 1982, Amtrak and VIA Rail Canada had jointly operated the International train between Chicago and Toronto
External links
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Media related to Port Huron station at Wikimedia Commons
See also
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