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Flint, MI
Flint station platform in September 2016.
General information
Location	1407 South Dort Highway Flint, Michigan United States
Coordinates	43°00′56″N 83°39′05″W / 43.0155°N 83.6514°W / 43.0155; -83.6514
Owned by	Flint Mass Transportation Authority
Line(s)	CN Flint Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Bus stands	5
Bus operators	Amtrak Thruway Indian Trails Flint MTA
Construction
Parking	Yes; free
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: FLN
History
Opened	1989
Passengers
FY 2023	23,434 (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Durandtoward Chicago Blue Water Lapeertoward Port Huron
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Durandtoward Chicago International Lapeertoward Toronto Preceding station Grand Trunk Western Railroad Following station Torreytoward Chicago Main Line Belsaytoward Port Huron Services at Beech Street station Preceding station Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Following station McGrewtoward Ludington Ludington – Athens Grand Blanctoward Athens
Location

Flint station is an inter-modal transportation center in Flint, Michigan. It is served by Amtrak's Blue Water route, and doubles as the intercity bus station for Amtrak Thruway and Indian Trails, as well as the local city bus service, the Flint Mass Transportation Authority, who owns the station. The station was built as part of the Amtrak Standard Stations Program.

History

This is at least the fourth station along the Grand Trunk Western Railroad (GTW) line through Flint. The railroad line that now hosts the Blue Water arrived from Port Huron in 1871 and originally a wooden structure served as the passenger station. A permanent stone and brick station replaced it in 1905, but was moved to Muskegon in 1927. The third GTW depot, located at 120 East 14th Street near Downtown Flint, was used by Amtrak until 1989 and demolished thereafter. The current station on M-54 (Dort Highway) provides easy access to I-69.

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.

See also

• History of railroads in Michigan

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Michigan" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
2. "Flint GTW station". Michigan Railroads.
3. "Flint Michigan (FLN)". trainweb.org.
4. Melzer, Matt (April 23, 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

External links

• Flint, MI – Amtrak
• Flint, MI – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)

• Amtrak stations in Michigan
• Former Grand Trunk Western Railroad stations
• Buildings and structures in Flint, Michigan
• Railway stations in the United States opened in 1989
• 1989 establishments in Michigan
• Transportation in Genesee County, Michigan