Michigan City station

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Michigan City, IN
Wolverine at Michigan City station, March 1983.jpg
The Wolverine at Michigan City station in March 1983
General information
Location100 Washington Street
Michigan City, Indiana
United States
Coordinates 41°43′16″N86°54′20″W / 41.72111°N 86.90556°W / 41.72111; -86.90556
Line(s)Amtrak Michigan Line
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code Amtrak: MCI
History
OpenedApril 26, 1981 (1981-04-26) [1]
ClosedApril 4, 2022
Former services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Hammond–Whiting
toward Chicago
Wolverine New Buffalo
toward Pontiac
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Porter
toward Chicago
Michigan Central Railroad
Main Line
 Grand Beach
toward Buffalo
Preceding station Nickel Plate Road Following station
Terminus Michigan City – Indianapolis
(before 1933)
 La Porte
toward Indianapolis
Location
Michigan City station

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 Blue Water trains did not stop. The station had a platform shelter near the former prairie-style Michigan Central Railroad depot dating from 1915, which was converted into a local restaurant. [2] [3] The restaurant closed not long after the station closed. [4] 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). [5]

Service began at the new Amtrak station on April 26, 1981. [6] : 203  The station closed effective April 4, 2022. [7] No official reason was given for the closure, and passengers were advised to instead use the New Buffalo station 10 miles (16 km) east. [8] The electric interurban South Shore Line, which operates between South Bend and Chicago, stops at 11th Street station roughly a mile to the south.

References

  1. ↑ "Indiana May Lose Last Passenger Train Service". The Logansport Pharos-Tribune . April 2, 1981. p. 7. Retrieved October 17, 2019– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. ↑ Pete, Joseph S. (July 19, 2020). "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". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  3. ↑ Great American Stations Archived 2013-03-11 at the Wayback Machine . Accessed April 4, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Arcadia Cafe + Bar · 100 Washington St, Michigan City, IN 46360". Arcadia Cafe + Bar · 100 Washington St, Michigan City, IN 46360. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  5. ↑ June 1951 New York Central timetable, Tables 7, 15, 26 http://streamlinermemories.info/NYC/NYC51-6TT.pdf
  6. ↑ Sanders, Craig (2006). Amtrak in the Heartland. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. ISBN   978-0-253-34705-3.
  7. ↑ "Michigan City, IN, Station Closing". Amtrak. March 2022. Archived from the original on March 30, 2022.
  8. ↑ Maddux, Stan (March 29, 2022). "Amtrak Station Closing in Michigan City". Hometown News Now. Retrieved February 23, 2024.

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