Jackson station (Michigan)
Jackson, MI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The station building in 2010. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location |
501 East Michigan Avenue Jackson, MI, 49201 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Amtrak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Michigan Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform, 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes; free | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | JXN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1841 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1872 & 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Passengers (2017) |
23,373[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michigan Central Railroad Jackson Depot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | Jackson, Michigan, USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°14′53″N 84°24′01″W / 42.24806°N 84.40028°WCoordinates: 42°14′53″N 84°24′01″W / 42.24806°N 84.40028°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architect | Henry A. Gardner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architectural style | Italianate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NRHP reference # | 02001504[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Added to NRHP | 2002 |
Jackson is a historic Amtrak station in Jackson, Michigan, United States. It is served by the Wolverine. The station was built by the Michigan Central Railroad in 1872, as a replacement for an earlier station built in 1841,[3] and was used as a Union Station, which also served the Jackson, Lansing and Saginaw Railroad, the Fort Wayne, Jackson and Saginaw Railroad, the Grand River Railway, and the Michigan Air Line Railroad.[4]
In 1978, the station underwent a refurbishing inspired by the nation's Bicentennial celebrations. Workers cleaned the brick exterior, reground the terazzo floors and refinished the elaborate wood trim and benches. Artist Leland Beamon created a mural showing the depot in 1904 alongside a modern Turboliner Amtrak train.[5] The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[2]
Also in 1978, a former disgruntled New York Central employee named Rudy Bladel killed three former coworkers at the station.[6] The murder trial lead to a U.S. Supreme Court case, Michigan v. Jackson, on the admissibility of confessions.
There are currently plans to repair and modernize the station, including possibly converting into a true intermodal facility on the model of the Kalamazoo Transportation Center. The Michigan Department of Transportation has made a $300,000 grant for roof and brick repairs; city officials estimate that a full renovation/expansion would cost $10–13 million.[7]
References
- ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Michigan" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Stations: Jackson, Michigan (Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum)
- ↑ Jackson (JXN) Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- ↑ "Celebrate Renovation of Jackson, Michigan, Station (Amtrak NEWS)". Amtrak History & Archives. November 1978. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ↑ 475 U.S. 627
- ↑ Paul, Fredricka (December 26, 2007). "Depot remake picks up steam". Jackson Citizen-Patriot. p. A1.
External links
- Amtrak – Stations – Jackson, MI
- Jackson Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- Union Station (Jackson, Michigan) (Michigan Internet Railroad History Museum)
- Jackson, MI (JXN) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)