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The Vernon J. Ehlers Station is a train station in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States served by Amtrak, the U.S. national railroad passenger system. The station is the terminus of the Pere Marquette line that connects Chicago's Union Station to Grand Rapids. It opened at its new location on Century Avenue under the Wealthy Street/US-131 overpass, immediately south of The Rapid's Central Station. The new central location allows easy connections to twenty local Rapid buses as well as Greyhound and Indian Trails intercity services. No plans have been announced yet to move Megabus services from their location opposite the old Amtrak station at Wealthy/Market to complete the multimodal transit hub. ==History== The previous Amtrak station opened in 1984 at the corner of Wealthy Street and Market Avenue in downtown Grand Rapids. In October 2011, groundbreaking occurred on the new station. It is named in honor of former Michigan Congressman Vern Ehlers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rapid to host ground-breaking on new Amtrak station Friday )〕 The new station enables fully intermodal transit while allowing for more efficient train turnarounds.〔http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2010/11/grand_rapids_looks_at_new_amtr.html〕 It was funded by a US$3.8 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration and $850,000 from the City of Grand Rapids.〔 Due to delays in construction from CSX and the City of Grand Rapids, the station construction started in the summer of 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=After delays, work begins on Grand Rapids' highly anticipated, $5.1M Amtrak station )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=All aboard? Latest delay bogs Grand Rapids' new Amtrak station's opening )〕 The new station opened Monday, October 27, 2014, the first train left on time.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Grand Rapids' new Amtrak station grand opening date set, retiring Sen. Carl Levin to attend )〕 The building features a richly textured exterior composed of brick, concrete masonry units, horizontal metal siding and generously-sized glass walls that allow natural light to reach the interior. The waiting room has seating for approximately 50 passengers. The roof extends over the main doors to form a sheltered entrance. The station’s most prominent feature is a slim clock tower with a crown of perforated stainless steel; at night, LED lights glow from within.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Grand Rapids Station )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vernon J. Ehlers Station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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