Lapeer station
Lapeer, MI | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 The Lapeer station in September 2016. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location |
73 Howard Street Lapeer, MI 48446 United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°02′58″N 83°18′22″W / 43.04944°N 83.30611°WCoordinates: 43°02′58″N 83°18′22″W / 43.04944°N 83.30611°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | CN | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes; free | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | LPE | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1900 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1991, 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers (2017) |
9,406[1]  | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Lapeer is an Amtrak station in Lapeer, Michigan currently served by the Blue Water. The station was originally built in the early 1900s by the Grand Trunk Western Railroad, and renovated by Amtrak and the Michigan Department of Transportation in 1991 and completely restored in 2004. Another station in Lapeer formerly served the Michigan Central Railroad, but is now the office for an insurance company.[2] The Amtrak station sits at a former junction of the GTW and MCRR lines, the latter of which is mostly removed, with the remaining piece now used by Lapeer Industrial Railroad.
Baggage cannot be checked at this location; however, up to two suitcases in addition to any "personal items" such as briefcases, purses, laptop bags, and infant equipment are allowed on board as carry-ons.
From 1982–2004, the station was served by the International Limited, which was operated jointly by Via Rail and Amtrak and ran between Chicago and Toronto. [3]
References
- ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Michigan" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ↑ Station: Lapeer, Michigan - MCRR Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum
- ↑ Matt Melzer (23 April 2004). "Final Run of the Amtrak / VIA International". TrainWeb.org. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
From 1982, Amtrak and VIA Rail Canada had jointly operated the International train between Chicago and Toronto