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Detroit: New Michigan Central transit hub plan includes Amtrak service -- here's what to know
DETROIT – A new transportation hub is coming to Michigan Central in Detroit, and proposed plans include an intercity bus station and a new passenger rail.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the proposed plans for the new transit hub on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025.
The Michigan Department of Transportation, the city of Detroit and Michigan Central have partnered and signed a memorandum of understanding to invest an initial $40 million to build a new transit center within the 30-acre Michigan Central Innovation District.
“Downtown Detroit is open for business and on the move as one of the best places to live, work, and pioneer cutting-edge ideas,” said Whitmer. “Today’s MOU will help us build a new transit hub, including a new rail and bus station, to connect communities, grow our regional economy, and make downtown Detroit more vibrant. It builds on the historic investment in transit that we just made in the balanced, bipartisan budget I signed earlier this month. Let’s keep getting it done for Detroit.”
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It also includes a proposal to extend the Chicago-Detroit Amtrak Wolverine train to also bring passengers to Windsor and Toronto. .................(more)
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2025/10/15/new-michigan-central-transit-hub-plan-includes-amtrak-service-heres-what-to-know/