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Michigan Central Station
Exterior view of Michigan Central Station in 2016
Exterior view in 2016
General information
Location2405 West Vernor Highway
Detroit, Michigan
United States
Coordinates42°19′43.69″N 083°04′39.83″W / 42.3288028°N 83.0777306°W / 42.3288028; -83.0777306
Owned byFord Motor Company
Platforms10 island (historically)
4 (after renovation)
Other information
StatusClosed
Station codeAmtrak code: DET
History
OpenedJanuary 4, 1914; 110 years ago (January 4, 1914)
ClosedJanuary 6, 1988
Rebuilt2024
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Dearborn
toward Chicago
Twilight Limited Terminus
Wolverine
Terminus Niagara Rainbow Windsor
toward New York (Grand Central)
Dearborn
toward Chicago
Lake Cities Toledo
Terminus
Dearborn
toward Jackson
Michigan Executive Terminus
Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station
Monroe
toward Cincinnati
Toledo Division Terminus
Preceding station Canadian Pacific Railway Following station
Terminus Detroit – Montreal Windsor
toward Montreal Windsor
Preceding station Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad Following station
Terminus Main Line
before 1920s
Delray
toward Ironton
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Dearborn
toward Chicago
Michigan Central Railroad
Main Line
Windsor
toward Buffalo
Wyandotte
toward Toledo
Detroit Branch Terminus
Woodward Avenue
toward Mackinaw City
Mackinaw City – Detroit
Map
Michigan Central Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Area500,000 sq ft (46,000 m2)
BuiltJune 1912–December 1913
ArchitectReed and Stem,
Warren and Wetmore
Architectural styleBeaux-Arts
Websitemichigancentral.com
NRHP reference No.75000969
Added to NRHPApril 16, 1975
Location
Michigan Central Station is located in Michigan
Michigan Central Station
Michigan Central Station
Location within Michigan

Michigan Central Station (also known as Michigan Central Depot or MCS) is the historic former main intercity passenger rail station in Detroit, Michigan. Built for the Michigan Central Railroad, it replaced the original depot in downtown Detroit, which was shuttered after a major fire on December 26, 1913, forcing the still unfinished station into early service. Formally dedicated on January 4, 1914, the station remained open for business until the cessation of Amtrak service on January 6, 1988. The station building consists of a train depot and an office tower with thirteen stories, two mezzanine levels, and a roof height of 230 feet (70 m). The Beaux-Arts style architecture was designed by architects who had previously worked together on Grand Central Terminal in New York,[1] and it was the tallest rail station in the world at the time of its construction.[2]

The building is located in the Corktown district of Detroit near the Ambassador Bridge, approximately 34 mi (1.2 km) southwest of downtown Detroit. It is located behind Roosevelt Park, and the Roosevelt Warehouse is adjacent to the east, with a tunnel connection to the MCS. The city's Roosevelt Park serves as a grand entryway to the station. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

Images of the building's deterioration remain a premier example of ruins photography.[3] The building has also been featured in several television programs, films and music videos.

Since 2011 restoration projects and plans had gone as far as the negotiation process, but none had come to fruition until May 2018 when Ford Motor Company purchased the building for redevelopment into a mixed use facility and cornerstone of the company's new Corktown campus.[4] After years of extensive exterior and interior renovation, exceeding $740 million, the station is anticipated to reopen to the public on June 6, 2024.[5]

  1. ^ Marcus, Jonathan. "Michigan Central and the rebirth of Detroit". BBC News. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  2. ^ Kavanaugh, Kelli B. (2001). Detroit's Michigan Central Station (Images of America). Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-1881-7.
  3. ^ Leary, John Patrick (January 15, 2011). "Detroitism". Guernica. Retrieved February 20, 2024. The station is the Eiffel Tower of ruin photography... as shown by the hobbyist and professional photographers who descend upon it on every sunny day.
  4. ^ Burns, Matt (June 11, 2018). "Ford buys historic Detroit train depot to house advanced technology groups". TechCrunch.
  5. ^ "Michigan Central Station to reopen June 6". Trains magazine. Kalmbach Media. February 20, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.

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