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Grand Boulevard station

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Grand Boulevard functions as a QLINE streetcar stop located within Detroit's New Center neighborhood. Since its inauguration on May 12, 2017, it has operated as the line's northern endpoint.

Station

Serving as the nearest QLINE access point to prominent sites such as Cadillac Place, the Hotel St. Regis, and the Fisher Building and Fisher Theatre, Grand Boulevard station holds strategic importance. The facility is under the sponsorship of Henry Ford Health, whose Henry Ford Hospital is positioned approximately three-quarters of a mile to the west.

Amenities at this station include climate-controlled waiting areas, surveillance cameras, emergency communication devices, real-time passenger information screens, and wireless internet service.

Passengers traveling northbound disembark on the platform’s eastern side before the streetcars continue along a single-track route heading north. Along this stretch, an overhead power rail allows vehicles to halt for battery recharging prior to reversing direction. Located two blocks further north on this track is the Penske Tech Center, which accommodates QLINE’s maintenance garage and operational headquarters.

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