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    2.8 (32 reviews)

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    Misty S.

    My first time taking Amtrak, I didn't know what to expect. My cabbie told me that if I was looking for a way home in bad weather and flights are being cancelled, taking the train is the next best thing. The Amtrak station is about 25 minutes from DTW airport. I walked inside and the ticket counter was still opened 20 minutes before the last train was scheduled to depart. There were a few people waiting in the lobby and no lines at the ticket counter. $58 for a ticket from Detroit to Chicago, takes a little over 5 hours. The key to the restrooms are on the table by the wall opposite of the entrance. They make an announcement when the train is about to arrive and every file on up the stairs to board the train. The seats on the train are pretty comfortable. The train rocked sideways a bit and I got a little motion sickness from trying to read (as I do in a car, but not as bad). The restrooms on the train are decent. There's a water station with small cups in some of the cars. There's a cafe cart on the lower level towards the front of the train that sells snacks and beverages (including beer and wine).

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    Chelia S.

    It's a train station, what can I say. It serves its purpose without any add'l frills whatsoever. It would be nice if there were wifi, especially considering that it's near wsu. The staff behind the counter was pretty abrupt. I walked up with my ticket in hand that I had printed from home and before I could ask what I wanted to ask her she blurts "that's your ticket!", no greeting or asking me what it was she could help me with. Expect two flights of stairs to the train or waiting for a very tiny elevator. I didn't hear any formal announcement for my train. When it became close to departure time, people just began lining up and eventually the security guard opened the doors to the loading area without a word. Once we were in the loading area he muttered which side we should stand on depending on our destination. Organization/professionalism could definitely stand to improve. It was fairly decent inside. I wouldn't call it a grimy place, but certainly not a spot to comfortably kick back and relax as you wait for the train. And that was that :-/ Eh, it's a train station...

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    Kevin J.

    The little train station that could. Detroit's Amtrak station is pretty no-frills but it gets the job done. I've now made 2 departures from here and arrived 3 times. (In 2007 I drove down to New Orleans with a friend who moved there but was back in town and took the Amtrak back.) I've never had any problems. It's a small station, one that looks like it belongs in a much smaller municipality than the Motor City, but there it is nestled next to Woodward, barely more than a stone's throw from the Fisher building and the other large edifices of New Center. No food, which is kind of a bummer as Toledo has a Subway, Orlando has a food cart and Chicago and DC have sprawling stations with a mall's food court worth of options. There is a White Castle across the street, but I know those sliders, chicken rings and things aren't for everybody. Even me, I have to be in the right mood for it. And right behind the White Castle the bones of a new, larger Amtrak station are rising. So maybe train travel is on the come up in Motown. They do have a TV, though on the February night when I left out for Florida it was showing the depressingness that was Trump's SOTU address. Fortunately, my bus was on time. (Amtrak has no line due south so it was either bus to Toledo or go all the way west to Chicago to go south! Crazy, right?) The bus was pretty comfy, though, even though this is a review for the station and not that. Maybe it's just hometown bias and a love for train travel but I like this place.

    Ali B.

    This is one of the smaller Amtrak Stations I have seen it was clean and comfortable. The female working at the counter was friendly and the security guard was helpful in answering questions about parking. The bathrooms are locked so you must use a key and they do not have a baggage claim.

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    This location need renovation, The train bathrooms are truly unacceptable. No soap and not very clean.

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    It's not glamorous and could probably use some updates, but who cares? Gets you where you need to go.

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    Are there any shuttles to hotels from the detroit michigan station?

    I did not see any hotel shuttles however there was a line of people waiting for Uber as well as some taxis. Uber pick up was in less than 2 minutes.

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