Amtrak ridership increases statewide
Increased gas prices and airfare have increased the number of people in Michigan riding Amtrak trains.
Increased gas prices and airfare have increased the number of people in Michigan riding Amtrak trains.
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Amtrak’s popularity in Michigan is soaring.
State ridership, which hit a record last year of nearly 665,000, has
jumped 47 percent since 2002 — far outpacing the nationwide increase
of 12 percent.
Michigan’s busiest stops are Ann Arbor and
Kalamazoo — home to the University of Michigan and Western Michigan
University — followed by Dearborn and Detroit.
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