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Wolverine Service-Blue Water-Pere Marquette-Chicago-Pontiac-Port AMTRAK SERVICE IN MICHIGAN Effective October 31, 2016 WOLVERINE SERVICE® serving CHICAGO - KALAMAZOO BATTLE CREEK - JACKSON DETROIT - PONTIAC and intermediate stations BLUE WATERSM serving CHICAGO - KALAMAZOO BATTLE CREEK EAST LANSING - PORT HURON and intermediate stations PERE MARQUETTE® serving CHICAGO - ST. JOSEPH HOLLAND - GRAND RAPIDS and intermediate stations 1-800-USA-RAIL www.amtrak.com Amtrak is a registered service mark of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation. National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Washington Union Station, 60 Massachusetts Ave. N.E., Washington, DC 20002. NRPC Form W22–Internet only–10/31/16. Schedules subject to change without notice. WOLVERINE SERVICE, BLUE WATER and PERE MARQUETTE Wolverine Wolverine Blue Wolverine Pere Pere Wolverine Blue Wolverine Wolverine Thruway Train Name Thruway Service Service Water Service Marquette Marquette Service Water Service Service 350 352 364 354 370 8356 Train Number 371 351 365 353 355 8651 Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Normal Days of Operation Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily R B R B R B y R B R B y b R B y R B R B y R B R B b y Q å y Q å å O y Q å å O On Board Service å O y Q å å O y Q å y Q å 8364/8150 8958 8354 Connecting Thruway Number 8465 8353/8653 8555/8655 Read Down Mile Symbol Read Up 7 20A 12 50P 4 00P 6 00P 6 30P !• b 10 35P 0DpCHICAGO, IL (CT) ∑w- Ar 9 11A 10 46A 11 45A 3 57P 10 56P b 6 05A –Union Station 7 46A 1 16P 16 Hammond-Whiting, IN >w L3 09P L10 07P 1 58P 7 01P 52 Michigan City, IN (CT) > 9 33P 9 15P 89 St. Joseph-Benton Harbor, MI (ET) >- 8 16A 9 51P 116 Bangor, MI > 7 38A 10 34P 151 Holland, MI >v- 6 54A 9 37A 3 09P 6 10P 8 12P 62 New Buffalo, MI > 11 24A 3 27P 10 23P 10 07A 3 33P 6 33P 8 35P 89 Niles, MI ∑w 11 03A 2 57P 10 02P 10 17A 6 43P 102 Dowagiac, MI > 10 50A 9 50P 10 52A 4 08P 7 12P 9 10P !• b 2 45A 138 Ar Kalamazoo, MI ∑w- Dp 9 34A 10 25A 2 24P 9 25P b&¢2 15P b&¢10 00P Dp b Traverse City, St. Ignace—see back Ar b&¢9 00A b&¢8 20P b&¢4 25P b&¢11 00P 11 39P 176 Ar GRAND RAPIDS, MI >w- Dp 6 00A b&¢8 03A b&¢7 23P 11 24A 4 40P 7 45P 9 47P 160 Ar Battle Creek, MI ∑v- Dp 9 01A 9 52A 1 53P 8 54P b^™12 01P Dpp Ar b^™11 15A b^™1 30P 8 54P b&¢12 25A 208 East Lansing, MI ∑v- 8 45A b^™9 50A b&¢5 50P b^™2 20P 249 Owosso, MI >v 9 31P 238 Durand, MI >v- 8 04A b^™3 45P 10 02P b&¢1 25A 256 Flint, MI ∑v 7 32A b^™8 45A b&¢4 00P 10 28P 274 Lapeer, MI >w 7 06A 11 38P 319 Ar PORT HURON, MI ∑w- 6 20A L5 07P 184 Dp Albion, MI >w L 1 18P 12 18P 5 33P 10 37P 208 Dp Jackson, MI ∑w- 8 06A 12 56P 7 59P 1 05P 6 16P 11 20P 243 Dp Ann Arbor, MI ∑w- 7 24A 12 15P 7 19P L1 33P L6 44P L11 48P !• b 5 20A 271 Ar Dearborn, MI ∑v- Dp 6 50A 11 42A 6 44P %§ b 11 55P !• b 5 25A Dpp Ar %§ b 4 05P L2 00P L7 11P L12 15A !• b 5 55A 281 DETROIT, MI ∑ v - 6 28A 11 20A 6 23P –Amtrak Station L2 24P L7 35P L12 39A 292 Royal Oak, MI >- 6 05A 10 57A 6 00P L2 32P L7 42P L12 46A 296 Troy, MI > 5 58A 10 49A 5 53P 3 00P 8 11P 1 17A 304 Ar PONTIAC, MI >w Dp 5 45A 10 35A 5 40P %§ b1 35A !• b 7 45A Ar Windsor, ON–Greyhound Station >v Dp %§ b 1 45P b 11 40P %§ b 3 40A !• b 9 50A Ar London, ON > Dp %§ b10 45A b 9 15P %§ b 6 30A !• b 1 05P Ar TORONTO, ON (ET) ∑v Dp %§ b 8 00A b 6 30P –Greyhound Station SCHEDULES EFFECTIVE 10/31/16 ® SM Service on Wolverine , Blue Water and Possible Michigan ® WOLVERINE SERVICE, BLUE WATER Pere Marquette Service Delays and R Coaches: Reservations required. PERE MARQUETTE B Business class: Ticket price includes non-alcoholic beverage and Wolverine and Blue Water ROUTE MAP and SYMBOLS newspaper, and access to the Amtrak Metropolitan Lounge in Chicago. schedules may be affected y Cafe´: Sandwiches, snacks and beverages. by major ongoing track work å Wolverineverine® Grand Rapids, MI Wi-Fi available. being performed between Bluee WaterSM Holland, MI Q Amtrak Quiet Car (Monday-Friday only). Pere Marquette® MI I MI Kalamazoo and Dearborn. Visit er, O Bangor, MI Lansing, MI Bicycles: A limited number of spaces are available to transport Amtrak.com or call East Durand, Flint, M Lape Port Huron, MI standard bicycles to/from most Blue Water and Pere Marquette stations. St. Joseph-Benton Harbor, MI Reservations are required; nominal charges apply; passenger assists 1-800-USA-RAIL to confirm schedules for your anticipated with loading and unloading as carry-on baggage on the Blue Water and L N N I I MI MI I I I I I I I I I travel period. Troy, MI checked trainside on the Pere Marquette. Chicago, IL Niles, MI Albion, MI Detroit, MI Pontiac, MI Dowagiac, MI Jackson,Ann MI Arbor, Dearborn,MI MI Royal Oak, MI !• Greyhound Lines Thruway connection at Chicago Union Station. Amtrak Michigan City,New INBuffalo, MI Kalamazoo,Battle MI Creek, MI tickets are sold only only when purchasing a connecting or return Amtrak Hammond-Whiting, IN train ticket. Otherwise, buy ticket directly from Greyhound. %§ Greyhound Lines Thruway connection at Dearborn. ^™ Indian Trails Thruway connection at Battle Creek. ® &¢ Indian Trails Thruway connection at Kalamazoo. For Thruway connection BLOG.AMTRAK .COM from Grand Rapids to Trains 350 and 354, and from Train 351 to Grand PPOOORRT Rapids, see back. Golf Bags: A limited number of spaces are available to transport golf bags to/from all stations. Reservations are required; nominal charges apply; passenger assists with loading, stowing and unloading. All Amtrak services and stations are non-smoking. Trails and Rails Program: In cooperation with the National Park Service, Wolverine® volunteer rangers provide on board narratives between May and October on Blue WaterSM selected days on parts of these routes. Visit nps.gov/trailsandrails and Pere Marquette® amtraktoparks.com. Other Amtrak Train Route The Wolverine Service, Blue Water and Pere Marquette are financed SYMBOLS KEY primarily through funds made available by the Michigan State >>VIDEOS >>STORIES >>TRAVEL TIPS > Department of Transportation. L Stops to receive and discharge pas- Unstaffed station sengers; train may leave before time ∑ Staffed Station with ticket office; may or shown. may not be open for all train departures. R Stops only to receive passengers. w Station wheelchair accessible; no barriers SHADING KEY b Thruway Bus stop between station and train. i v Daytime train Thruway and connecting services Ferry connection Station wheelchair accessible; not all - Quik-Trak self-serve ticketing kiosk station facilities accessible. Thruway Connections Toledo • Detroit • East Lansing (Trinity Transportation) 29/49 Connecting Train Number 30/48 6049 Mile Thruway Number Symbol 6048 l6 30A 0 Dp Toledo, OH–Amtrak Station (ET) ∑w Ar l10 35P lD7 35A 61 Ar Detroit, MI–Amtrak Station ∑v- lR9 30P lD7 50A 70 Dearborn, MI–Amtrak Station ∑v- lR9 10P lD8 40A 106 Ann Arbor, MI–Amtrak Station ∑w- lR8 25P lD9 25A 143 Jackson, MI–Amtrak Station ∑w- R7 40P l10 05A 182 Ar East Lansing, MI–Amtrak Sta. (ET) ∑v- Dp 7 00P Battle Creek/Kalamazoo • Flint • Saginaw • Bay City • Cheboygan • St. Ignace (Indian Trails) 8150 8354 Thruway Number 8353 8555 Daily Daily Mile Days of Operation Symbol Daily Daily 10 00P 0DpKalamazoo, MI (ET) ∑w- Ar 8 20P –Amtrak Station 11 00P 29 Grand Rapids, MI >w- 7 23P 12 01P 51 Battle Creek, MI ∑v- 11 15A 1 30P 12 25A 79 East Lansing, MI ∑v- 9 50A 5 50P 2 20P 111 Owosso, MI >v 3 45P 1 25A 132 Flint, MI ∑v 8 45A 4 00P 4 40P 163 Saginaw, MI >w 2 20P 5 05P 176 Bay City, MI >v 1 50P 6 35P 218 Tawas City, MI > 12 10P 8 38P 268 Alpena, MI > 10 20A 10 14P 345 Cheboygan, MI > 8 40A 10 45P 350 Mackinaw City, MI > 8 10A 11 00P 357 Ar St. Ignace, MI (ET) > Dp 7 55A NOTE–Through passengers change buses at Flint, MI on buses 8150 and 8555. Kalamazoo • Grand Rapids (Indian Trails) 8351 8364 Thruway Number 8465 8365 8555 Daily Daily Mile Days of Operation Symbol Daily Daily Daily 10 30A 2 15P 0DpKalamazoo, MI (ET) ∑w- Ar 9 00A 5 35P 8 20P –Amtrak Station 11 22A 4 25P 50 Ar Grand Rapids, MI (ET) >w- Dp 8 03A 4 30P 7 23P –Amtrak Station Kalamazoo • Traverse City • Sault Ste. Marie (Indian Trails) 8364 Thruway Number 8365 Daily Mile Days of Operation Symbol Daily 2 15P 0Dpp Kalamazoo, MI–Amtrak Sta. (ET) ∑w- Ar 5 35P 4 25P 29 Grand Rapids, MI >w- 4 33P 4 50P 64 Rockford, MI > 3 40P 5 18P 85 Howard City, MI >v 3 05P 5 40P 106 Big Rapids, MI >v 2 40P 6 25P 130 Reed City, MI > 2 10P 7 01P 147 Cadillac, MI >v 1 08P 7 15P 176 Manton, MI > 12 46P 7 40P 168 Kingsley, MI > 12 23P 8 15P 192 Traverse City, MI >v 11 53A 9 22P 253 Charlevoix, MI i > 10 38A 9 50P 270 Petoskey, MI > 10 00A 10 10P 279 Alanson, MI > 9 33A 10 18P 288 Pellston, MI > 9 25A 10 51P 305 Mackinaw City, MI > 9 00A 11 05P 312 St.
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