Port Huron station

Last updated
Port Huron, MI
Port Huron Amtrak station 2.jpg
Port Huron station in August 2012.
General information
Location2223 16th Street
Port Huron, Michigan
United States
Coordinates 42°57′38″N82°26′38″W / 42.96056°N 82.44389°W / 42.96056; -82.44389
Owned by Amtrak
Line(s) CN Flint Subdivision
Platforms1 side and 1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections Bus-logo.svg BWAT: 3, 5
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code Amtrak: PTH
History
Opened1979
Passengers
FY 202210,177 [1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Lapeer
toward Chicago
Blue Water Terminus
Former services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Lapeer
toward Chicago
International Sarnia
toward Toronto
Preceding station Grand Trunk Western Railroad Following station
Tappan
toward Chicago
Main LineTerminus
Tappan
toward Detroit
DetroitPort Huron
Services at Court Street Station
Preceding station Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Following station
Tappan
toward Saginaw
Saginaw-Port Huron via CliffordTerminus
Fort Gratiot
toward Saginaw
Saginaw-Port Huron via Bad Axe

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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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.

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References

  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Michigan" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  2. Biolchini, Amy (January 22, 2012). "Amtrak, officials want new station". Port Huron Times Herald. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  3. 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

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