Niles station explained

Niles, MI

Country:

United States

Parking:

Yes

Tracks:

Opened:

1892

Rebuilt:

2003

Accessible:

yes

Style:

Amtrak

Other Services Header:

Former services

Other Services Collapsible:

yes

Nrhp:

Embed:

yes

Michigan Central Railroad Niles Depot

Coordinates:

41.8372°N -86.2522°W

Mapframe:

yes

Mapframe-Custom:

Shape:	none
Marker:	rail
Zoom:	15

Built:

1892

Architecture:

Romanesque

Added:

September 19, 1979

Refnum:

09000085

Designated Other1:

Michigan State Historic Site

Designated Other1 Date:

October 15, 1992^[1]

Designated Other1 Num Position:

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Niles station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Niles, Michigan. The station is served by three daily Wolverine round trips and one daily Blue Water round trip. It is located on the Michigan Line (the former Michigan Central Railroad mainline), east of the former Benton Harbor Branch crossing and west of the former junctions with the South Bend and Air Line Branches. The station building was constructed by the Michigan Central in 1892 to a design by architects Spier and Rohns.^[2] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Michigan Central Railroad Niles Depot.^[3] The station was upgraded in 1988.^[4]

Niles station was used as a filming location for Continental Divide, Midnight Run, and Only the Lonely, the latter of which spawned an annual tradition of adding Christmas lights and decorations around the station.^[5]

External links

Notes and References

Web site: State of Michigan. Michigan Central Railroad Niles Depot . 2009. June 26, 2010.
Book: Potter, Janet Greenstein. Great American Railroad Stations. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.. 1996. 978-0471143895. New York. 348.
http://www.michmarkers.com/Pages/L1874.htm Michigan Historical Marker: Michigan Central Railroad Niles Depot
Web site: 2014-10-13 . Michigan's Railroad History 1825 - 2014 . 2024-07-30 . Michigan Department of Transportation.
Web site: Niles, Michigan (NLS) . Amtrak . October 25, 2015.