Martin Luther King, Jr. Plaza (Toledo)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Plaza
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Lake Shore Limited in Toledo, 2006
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Location | 415 Emerald Avenue Toledo, Ohio 43602 |
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Owned by | Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 3 island platforms (formerly 6 island platforms) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 5 (formerly 12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes; free | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | TOL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1950 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Passengers (2013) | 68,463[1] ![]() |
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Plaza is the main passenger rail station of Toledo, Ohio, named for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
In 1996, the Port Authority completed an $8.5 million renovation of the historic Central Union Terminal facility and it now serves as a modern, intermodal train and bus terminal and office complex.
Toledo is served by four Amtrak trains daily, with service to Chicago and several destinations to the east including Cleveland, Ohio, Washington, D.C., Boston, Massachusetts, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and New York City.[2]
It is constructed in a Streamline Moderne style.
History
The original Central Union Terminal opened during the week of September 17, 1950, at a cost of $5 million. It was the last of the New York Central Railroad's great stations. The new terminal was the crown jewel of a large post-war investment by the New York Central into Toledo, which involved constructing nine new buildings, as well as moving and expanding (in conjunction with the B&O) an $18,500,000 coal loading facility from East Toledo to Maumee Bay. C.U.T. was used by four major railroads during the 1950s and 1960s: the New York Central, Baltimore and Ohio, Chesapeake and Ohio, and the Wabash Railroad. The first floor housed baggage services, while the second floor housed a YMCA for train crews. The passenger terminal and concourse were on the third floor, while the NYC Toledo division and dispatching offices were on the fourth.[3]
The Amtrak era
In the Amtrak era, Toledo was served by as many as six daily trains in the late 1990s. Prior to the discontinuation of mail services in 2005, Amtrak stored a number of material handling cars (MHCs) at Union Station on several of the disused platform tracks. A small number of private cars are often stored on the platform tracks closest to the station.
Freight trains bypass the station platforms on bypass tracks on the south side of the station. Toledo hosts the 'first' National Train Day every year, a week before the event is held in other cities nationwide. The station is now owned by the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority.
References
External links
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- Amtrak stations in Ohio
- Stations along Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway lines
- Stations along Baltimore and Ohio Railroad lines
- Stations along Chesapeake and Ohio Railway lines
- Stations along Wabash Railroad lines
- Economy of Toledo, Ohio
- Transportation in Toledo, Ohio
- Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach stations in Ohio
- Transit centers in the United States
- Office buildings in Ohio
- Buildings and structures in Toledo, Ohio
- Railway stations opened in 1950
- 1950 establishments in Ohio
- Union stations in the United States