Dowagiac station

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Coordinates: 41°58′51″N 86°6′32″W / 41.98083°N 86.10889°W / 41.98083; -86.10889
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Dowagiac, MI
Trackside view of Dowagiac's historic former Michigan Central Railroad Depot
General information
Location200 Depot Drive
Dowagiac, Michigan
United States
Coordinates41°58′51″N 86°6′32″W / 41.98083°N 86.10889°W / 41.98083; -86.10889
Line(s)Amtrak Michigan Line
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes; Free
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: DOA
History
Opened1903
Rebuilt1995
Passengers
FY 20234,621[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Niles
toward Chicago
 Blue Water Kalamazoo
toward Port Huron
Wolverine Kalamazoo
toward Pontiac
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Niles
toward Chicago
 International Kalamazoo
toward Toronto
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Pokagon
toward Chicago
 Michigan Central Railroad
Main Line
 Decatur
toward Buffalo
Michigan Central Railroad Dowagiac Depot
Map
Location
Spier and Rohns[3]
Architectural styleTudor Revival
NRHP reference No.93001349[2]
Added to NRHP1993

Dowagiac is a train station in Dowagiac, Michigan, served by Amtrak, the United States' railroad passenger system. The station was built by the Michigan Central Railroad in 1902, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

It is served by Amtrak's

International Limited. The Limited commenced service from Chicago to Toronto in 1982, and was discontinued in 2004. It was a joint operation by Via Rail and Amtrak.[4]

History

Sanborn Fire
Insurance map

The Michigan Central Railroad built a set of tracks providing passenger service through Dowagiac in 1848.

Spier and Rohns. The railway hired contractor M. J. Rogers of Detroit to supervise construction. The building was completed in 1903, and has remained in use as a passenger station since that time. A restoration project took place in 1995.[5]

Description

The depot is a single-story brick

port cochere
and glassed-in entry porch. Hip roof dormers are placed on the roof, and rows of square head windows line the sides of both the passenger station and baggage depot.

References

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Michigan" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c "Michigan Central Railroad Dowagiac Depot". Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
  4. ^ Matt Melzer (23 April 2004). "Final Run of the Amtrak / VIA International". TrainWeb.org. From 1982, Amtrak and VIA Rail Canada had jointly operated the International train between Chicago and Toronto
  5. ^ a b Louis Van Winkle (December 2003). "Dowagiac". Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
  6. ISBN 9780738534220

External links

Media related to Dowagiac station at Wikimedia Commons

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