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Michigan Central Station

historic former railroad station in Detroit, Michigan
Place railway_station Q1764199
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Michigan Central Station

Summary

Michigan Central Station is a railway station[1]. It ranks in the top 0.043% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (934 views/month, #8 of 18,574).[2]

Key Facts

  • Michigan Central Station is located in Detroit[3].
  • Michigan Central Station is in the country of United States[4].
  • Michigan Central Station's instance of is recorded as railway station[5].
  • Michigan Central Station's instance of is recorded as former railway station[6].
  • Michigan Central Station's connecting line is recorded as CP Windsor Subdivision[7].
  • Michigan Central Station's architect is recorded as Reed and Stem[8].
  • Michigan Central Station is owned by Ford Motor Company[9].
  • Michigan Central Station is operated by Amtrak[10].
  • Michigan Central Station is operated by Michigan Central Railroad[11].
  • Michigan Central Station's architectural style is recorded as Beaux-Arts[12].
  • Michigan Central Station's adjacent station is recorded as Windsor Michigan Central Railroad Depot[13].
  • Michigan Central Station's adjacent station is recorded as Martin Luther King, Jr. Plaza[14].
  • Michigan Central Station's adjacent station is recorded as Dearborn station[15].
  • Michigan Central Station's Commons category is recorded as Michigan Central Station[16].
  • December 1913 marks the founding of Michigan Central Station[17].
  • Michigan Central Station was dissolved in January 6, 1988[18].
  • Michigan Central Station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.328611, 'lon': -83.077778}[19].
  • Michigan Central Station's official website is recorded as https://michigancentral.com/[20].
  • Michigan Central Station's connecting service is recorded as Wolverine[21].
  • Michigan Central Station's connecting service is recorded as Twilight Limited[22].
  • Michigan Central Station's connecting service is recorded as Niagara Rainbow[23].
  • Michigan Central Station's connecting service is recorded as Lake Cities[24].
  • Michigan Central Station's connecting service is recorded as Michigan Executive[25].
  • Michigan Central Station's replaced by is recorded as Detroit[26].
  • Michigan Central Station's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[27].

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Geography

Michigan Central Station is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Detroit[3].

Physical Characteristics

Michigan Central Station sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+181'}[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station[5] and former railway station[6]. Michigan Central Station's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[27].

History and Context

December 1913 marks the founding of Michigan Central Station[17]. It is owned by Ford Motor Company[9].

Why It Matters

Michigan Central Station ranks in the top 0.043% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (934 views/month, #8 of 18,574).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

Related Entities

Ford Motor Company United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Perituss · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Architectural style → Beaux-Arts
    Operator → Amtrak, Michigan Central Railroad
    Country → —
    Image → Michigan Central Train Station Exterior 2010.jpg
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Detroit December 2025 06 (Michigan Central Station).jpg"
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