East Lansing (Amtrak station)

Capital Area Multimodal Gateway
Other names	East Lansing
Location	1240 South Harrison Road East Lansing, MI 48823 United States
Coordinates	42°43′09″N 84°29′42″W / 42.71917°N 84.49500°W / 42.71917; -84.49500Coordinates: 42°43′09″N 84°29′42″W / 42.71917°N 84.49500°W / 42.71917; -84.49500
Owned by	Michigan State University
Line(s)	GTW/CNR
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Bus operators	Megabus Greyhound Lines Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach Indian Trails
Connections	Capital Area Transportation Authority
Construction
Parking	Yes; paid
Bicycle facilities	Bike racks
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	LNS
History
Opened	2016
Traffic
Passengers (2016)	66,321  3.1%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Battle Creek toward Chicago Blue Water Durand toward Port Huron   Former services   Battle Creek toward Chicago International Limited Durand toward Toronto

The Capital Area Multimodal Gateway, also known as the East Lansing station, is an intermodal transit station in East Lansing, Michigan. Operated by the Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA), it is served by Amtrak's Blue Water passenger train, local buses, and intercity buses. It opened in 2015 to replace a nearby Amtrak and bus station operating since 1974.

The 7,300-square-foot (680 m²) station building includes a public waiting area, concessions, Amtrak and intercity bus ticket counters, and public restrooms. There are also three internal vestibules which can be accessed by users during the time the station is unstaffed and closed for the day. Outside are separate covered waiting areas for Amtrak and intercity bus riders, a bike storage area, a customer pick-up and drop-off area, and 150 long-term parking spaces.

The station serves Amtrak's Blue Water train. It also serves three intercity bus services: Greyhound, Indian Trails, and Megabus. Local CATA bus routes 20, 35, 39 stop at the station, and the facility also offers taxicab and bike-sharing. The property also has space on its south end of the site along the CSX Plymouth Subdivision to construct an additional platform for future passenger rail services if needed.

Historically, the major railroad depots in the Lansing metropolitan area were the Union Station and the Grand Trunk Western Station, both in Lansing. With the establishment of Amtrak in 1971, both stations lost their train service. Amtrak subsequently took over a building in East Lansing to serve as a station for its planned Blue Water train. This building had been built as a storage facility for Michigan State University in 1971. The Blue Water began servicing this facility on September 15, 1974. The service was renamed the Blue Water Limited on October 26, 1975, and became the International Limited on October 31, 1982, when the eastern terminus was extended to Toronto. The International Limited was operated jointly by Via Rail and Amtrak until it was discontinued in 2004 and replaced with the modern Blue Water line.

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