Michigan City station explained

Style:Amtrak
Michigan City, IN
Address:100 Washington Street
Country:United States
Tracks:2
Opened:[1]
Closed:April 4, 2022
Accessible:Yes
Other Services Header:Former services
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Marker:rail
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Michigan City station was a train station in Michigan City, Indiana served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. It was served by two eastbound and one westbound Wolverine train at the time of closure; other Wolverine and trains did not stop. The station had a platform shelter near the former prairie-style Michigan Central Railroad depot dating from 1915, which is now a local restaurant.[2] [3] That earlier station served Michigan Central Railroad, and later, New York Central passenger trains. Major NYC named trains passing through the station included the Canadian (east to Detroit and Toronto), the Chicago Mercury (east to Detroit) and the Wolverine (east to New York via Detroit and southwestern Canada, in contrast to the modern train).[4]

Service began at the new Amtrak station on April 26, 1981. The station closed effective April 4, 2022.[5] No official reason was given for the closure, and passengers were advised to instead use the New Buffalo station east.[6] The electric interurban South Shore Line, which operates between South Bend and Chicago, stops at 11th Street station roughly a mile to the south.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Indiana May Lose Last Passenger Train Service . October 17, 2019 . . April 2, 1981 . 7. Newspapers.com.
  2. News: Pete . Joseph S. . NWI Business Ins and Outs: Domino's coming to Hobart, American Sale closes after 50 years in Lansing, sushi place comes to Winfield, and Troost closes . 20 April 2021 . The Times of Northwest Indiana . July 19, 2020.
  3. http://www.greatamericanstations.com/Stations/MCI/Station_view Great American Stations
  4. June 1951 New York Central timetable, Tables 7, 15, 26 http://streamlinermemories.info/NYC/NYC51-6TT.pdf
  5. Web site: Michigan City, IN, Station Closing . https://web.archive.org/web/20220330200750/https://www.amtrak.com/alert/michigan-city-in-station-closing.html . March 30, 2022 . March 2022 . Amtrak.
  6. News: Amtrak Station Closing in Michigan City . Hometown News Now . March 29, 2022 . Stan . Maddux . February 23, 2024.