DETROIT (WWJ) -- In the coming years, train travelers will be arriving at a transformed and modern Amtrak station in Detroit.
The Amtrak station off of Woodward Avenue in Detroit's New Center neighborhood is about to undergo a $57 million transformation.
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The Michigan Department of Transportation received a $10 million federal grant to help fund its' plans to convert the train station building into a modern transportation hub, including bus, taxi and ride-sharing services.
The state would need to come up with the remaining cash to pay off the entire price tag.
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The new station would be built on the current site on Baltimore Avenue and construction is expected to take two years.
MDOT said the project could begin in 2023.
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