The East Lansing Amtrak station near the MSU campus has seen a 130 percent increase in ridership since 2001.
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The current station, built in 1975, handled more than 62,000 passengers in 2010.
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The renovation plan calls for a new train depot and bus terminal to be built over a 200-acre site at the corner of Trowbridge and Harrison Road in East Lansing.
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An artist's rendering of the new Amtrak station. Construction is expected to be complete by the fall of 2013.
The Amtrak train station just off the Michigan State University campus in East Lansing is getting a major renovation. The Capital Area Transportation Authority has received a $6.3 million federal grant to rebuild the station and add a separate bus terminal.
