Amtrak

This station serves as Battle Creek’s transportation center featuring both train and bus depots. We live closer to the Jackson Station but often come here to catch the train to Chicago as it offers several advantages. It is a new station and thus it is clean, spacious, comfortable and nicely aesthetic. It is easy to get there and get away and there is a convenient parking garage across the street for overnight or multi-​day parking at a very reasonable rate. There are also a couple of more options for trains as more than one Amtrak line stops here. The desk is manned for a reasonable part of the day which means the service is fairly good here relative to other stations. To me, it’s worth the extra drive to use this station. I like this facility as it is a credit and asset to the BC community.

This was the first time we left from the Battle Creek Station. It is actually quite nice. Although it the station is 2 hours from our home, leaving from Battle Creek gave us a few more options on Departure and Arrival times into Chicago. The window is staffed with an Amtrak agent which is not always the case at some stations. It is easy to find, even if you are not familiar with Battle Creek. Passenger Drop off entrance is on McCamly St, but long term secured parking entrance is in back of the station– off Capitol Ave SW. In the secured lot, there are only 28 non handicap and 2 handicap spots. When we got there on a Thursday there were 6 spots open. The entrance to the lot for long term parking is easily marked on Capital Ave SW (just before the tracks). You drive in, enter the code (written on the keypad) and the agent (inside the station) will remotely open the gate and tell you to drive thru and bring in your train ticket and car license plate number. Then you register your car with them at the counter inside. If there are no spots in the secured long term lot, there is a large unsecured lot. The unsecured long term lot is on McCamly St., across from the main station entrance. If you have to park there, we were told you are given a tag to hang in your window. TIP: if you are leaving your car, allow yourself some time to work out the parking situation. We got there early and parked our car and registered it. Then we walked a couple of blocks down Capitol Ave SW to eat lunch at Nina’s Taqueria (great little Mexican place). Our train was right on time– both in departing and arrival on return trip. The station was very clean and we felt very safe.

No stars at all terrible experience. Everytime I ride the train its delayed one way or the other but this trip has been the worst. We didn’t leave the station in time and the train has been delayed between every stop. Now were about a hour and a half behind schedule. Guess ill just sit here and spit on thr floor until you get this fucking train moving

New station… much cleaner and pleasant to be in. The homeless that basically lived at the old station are not present, so you’re able to keep to yourself until your 1 hour late train gets here ;)

Great stop.
People are friendly.
Fantastic scenery all around.