Proposed South Shore Line station in South Bend

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There are active proposals to build a new station in South Bend, Indiana, for the South Shore Line commuter rail service to replace the existing South Bend Airport station. The existing South Bend Airport station, built in 1992 on the east side of the airport, is a terminus for the train service. The route that carries the South Shore Line to its current station is considered slow and circuitous. While a number of locations have been looked at, the primary contenders have been relocating the station to the west side of South Bend International Airport or building a station in Downtown South Bend. Construction of a station in Downtown South Bend was championed by Pete Buttigieg during his tenure as mayor of South Bend. In late 2022, the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD), the operator of the South Shore Line, advanced plans to begin construction on a new station at the west side of the airport as early as late 2024, commissioning an engineering study to prepare for this. Even if it builds a new station on the west side of the airport, NICTD has not ruled out the possibility of also building a future connection to Downtown South Bend.

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When it was first opened in 1992, the current station on the airport's east side was originally intended to be a temporary location for the city's station. In 2006, officials began advancing plans to move the station to the airport's west side. In 2017, these plans again began gathering support. However, soon after, proposals for alternate locations for a station began to arise. The South Bend Chocolate Company proposed locating the station near tourist attractions it was planning to construct. Then-mayor Pete Buttigieg (who had previously supported the plans to relocate the station to the west side of the airport) proposed instead locating the station in downtown South Bend. In 2018, a study was conducted analyzing possible sites for the station (the west side of the airport, downtown South Bend, a location on Honeywell Corporation-owned property, the South Bend Amtrak station, and the South Bend Chocolate Factory site). After the study, both Buttigieg and NICTD president Michael Noland both agreed that the only two sites worth further consideration for a new station were the west side of the airport and downtown South Bend. Later in 2018, the City of South Bend commissioned a further study of the feasibility for a downtown station. NICTD, by 2022, was progressing with plans for a new station on the west side of the airport. Public debate on whether this or a downtown station has persisted, however.

Existing station

South Bend Airport station, the current South Shore Line terminus serving South Bend, Indiana, was opened at South Bend International Airport on November 20, 1992. [1] The station's location on the east side of the airport was chosen due to the existence of a freight spur at that site, but this alignment was originally intended to be only temporary. [2] [3] The route that carries the South Shore Line to the station is considered slow and circuitous. [4]

Initial plans to relocate the station to the west side of the airport

Passengers boarding a South Shore Line train at the platform of the current South Bend Airport station South Bend South Shore Line.jpg
Passengers boarding a South Shore Line train at the platform of the current South Bend Airport station

Since 2006, [5] plans had been made to explore relocating the station to the west end of the airport. These plans aimed to cut travel time by as much as 10 minutes. By having South Shore Line trains approach the airport from the west, the traveling distance would be shortened. Additionally, such a route would decrease the number of at-grade crossings to as few as seven grade crossings, as opposed to the twenty-three grade crossings found in the current east approach to the airport. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] Plans exist by St. Joseph County to construct a rail spur to this area of the airport with the aim of also fostering the creation of an intermodal rail-air freight hub at the airport. [6] [7] [11] An environmental analysis study was conducted in 2008. [12] At the time of the publication of its May 2014 executive summary, the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD), the agency which runs the South Shore Line, estimated that this would cost $15 million. [8] These initial plans to relocate the station to the airport's west side faced local opposition from residents of the Ardmore neighborhood of South Bend after it was proposed that the new tracks approaching a station there would travel through the neighborhood (in the area between Oak Road and Lexington Avenue) and displace as many as forty households there. [13] [14]

In 2017, South Bend's redevelopment commission voted to spend $25 million in tax increment financing funds to build a new station. [5] This was part of a deal with St. Joseph County, in which the county would contribute $18 million to double-track the South Shore Line between Gary and Michigan City, while the city would contribute $25 million to pay for the relocation of the station to the airport's west side. [15] South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg was supportive of the municipal expenditure for this project at the time. [16]

Emergence of alternate proposals

Locally preferred alternatives were presented to the original proposal to relocate the station. One was to instead build a new station on parking lots at Westmoor Street west of Bendix Drive (along existing South Shore Line tracks), located on property owned by the Honeywell Corporation. [9] [13] Concerns about this location, however, included citizens feeling it was not a safe area. [15] There was also discussion of extending the South Shore Line into the city's downtown, though some saw it as likely to be cost-prohibitive. [15] In September 2017, the South Bend Common Council unanimously passed a resolution urging that as many homes in Ardmore as possible be spared from being demolished by the proposed relocation project. [17] A study was made producing an alternate plan which would take a different path. However this proposal too drew opposition from property owners whose land would be impacted. [2]

In December 2017, the South Bend Chocolate Company publicly discussed the possibility of building a station at the location of their planned new factory and tourist destination. They had selected a 90-acre (36 ha) site to the southwest of the U.S. 20 intersection of and St. Joseph Valley Parkways planned to build a new factory at, as well as two planned museums: the first a relocation of its existing chocolate museum (which was already receiving 50,000 visitors at its existing location) and the other being a planned "Indiana Dinosaur" Museum. [15] In addition to this, the company was giving open consideration to building other attractions on the site, including a hotel, a winery, a restaurant, a bison farm, and hiking trails. It was argued that a station would enhance the venture's prospects of attracting tourists from Chicago and other areas in the region. [15]

A downtown station could be located adjacent to, if not integrated into, the existing South Bend Transpo South Street Station. 20060128 08 South Bend Public Transportation Corp. South St. Station (13342584075) (a).jpg
A downtown station could be located adjacent to, if not integrated into, the existing South Bend Transpo South Street Station.

In August 2018, Buttigieg began to advocate for a new South Shore Line station to instead be located in South Bend's downtown. [6] [18] Buttigieg expressed hope that a downtown South Shore Line station could be completed by 2025. [7] [18] This marked a change from Buttigieg's past support for plans to relocate the station to the west side of the airport. [11] [16] Mike Noland, the president of NICTD expressed his belief that the west side of the airport was more easily attainable in the short-term than a downtown station. [19] There had previously been talk in the 1980s, before the airport station was constructed, of having the South Shore Line stop at the Union Station in downtown South Bend, either instead of or in addition to stopping at the airport. [20] It is likely that, if constructed, a downtown South Bend station would entirely supplant the existing airport station. [7] A downtown station would likely be located near Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium and the Union Station Technology Center. [6] [9] It could be adjacent to, if not integrated into, the existing South Bend Transpo South Street Station. [21] When it was built in 1998, South Street Station had been constructed with its passenger facilities near abutting train tracks with an eye towards a future passenger rail component. [22] A study commissioned in 2018 on the feasibility of a downtown station envisioned a downtown station as being located directly between the Union Station Technology Center and Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium, replacing a segment of South Street. [23] [24]

While Buttigieg pushed for the community to look into the potential for a downtown station, he also conceded that it might ultimately prove to be too expensive of a project. [16]

2018 study of possible locations

The existing South Bend Amtrak station (previously used by the South Shore Line before its current station was built) was studied as a potential site for the station's relocation. South Bend Station (23822027504) (1).jpg
The existing South Bend Amtrak station (previously used by the South Shore Line before its current station was built) was studied as a potential site for the station's relocation.

In 2018, Mayor Buttigieg ordered a study of five possible locations for a new station serving South Bend. [13] The five locations being explored are the aforementioned west airport relocation, downtown station, and Honeywell Corporation sites, the site in the southwest quadrant of the U.S. 20 and U.S. 31 interchange that the South Bend Chocolate Factory tourist destination was planned for, and the existing South Bend Amtrak station. [9] [25] The study also explored the impact of retaining the existing station instead of constructing a new one. [25] The report was published in April 2018. [9] By August 2018, after the report's publication, both Buttigieg and NICTD president Mike Noland publicly declared their belief that the Honeywell Corporation site, chocolate factory site, and Amtrak site were eliminated from further consideration. [5]

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Approximate coordinates of considered sites
Location Coordinates
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Current airport station 41°42′03″N86°18′39″W / 41.700780°N 86.310779°W / 41.700780; -86.310779 (Current airport station)
Amtrak station 41°40′42″N86°17′16″W / 41.678340°N 86.287683°W / 41.678340; -86.287683 (Amtrak station)
Chocolate factory 41°42′26″N86°20′40″W / 41.707165°N 86.344509°W / 41.707165; -86.344509 (Chocolate factory) ]
Downtown 41°40′10″N86°15′19″W / 41.669581°N 86.255369°W / 41.669581; -86.255369 (Downtown)
Honeywell 41°41′05″N86°18′10″W / 41.684765°N 86.302663°W / 41.684765; -86.302663 (Honeywell)
West side of airport 41°41′59″N86°18′52″W / 41.699781°N 86.314417°W / 41.699781; -86.314417 (West side of airport)

The study found that, indeed, any relocation would decrease the travel time, with the fastest train to Millennium Station if the existing station is retained being 115 minutes, whilst all other station options would have the fastest train to Millennium station be between 82 and 84 minutes. [25] The fastest train from Millennium Station if the existing station is retained will be 118 minutes, whilst for all other options it would be between 90 and 92 minutes. [25]

The costs to build each new station option were estimated by the study. A new west airport station was found to cost $29.5 million, a downtown station was found to cost $102.3 million, the Honeywell Corporation site was found to cost $23.9 million, the chocolate factory site was found to cost $44.3 million, and the Amtrak station was found to cost $31.7 million. [25]

The potential ten-year economic impact of each station option was studied. Retaining the existing station could still generate $39 million in economic impact. The new west airport station could generate $83.8 million, a downtown station could generate $415.3 million, the Honeywell Corporation site could generate either $171.5 million (if mixed-use development is built around it) or $132 million (if industrial development is built around it), the chocolate factory site could generate $144.4 million, and the Amtrak station could generate $139.7 million. [25]

Forecasted travel times and weekday ridership [25]
Station optionTravel timesForecasted weekday ridership
(year 2040)
To Millennium stationFrom Millennium station
Current airport station115–160 minutes118–155 minutes—
Amtrak station82–98 minutes90–97 minutes731
Chocolate factory82–98 minutes90–97 minutes698
Downtown84–100 minutes92–99 minutes735
Honeywell82–98 minutes90–97 minutes729
West side of airport84–100 minutes92–99 minutes727
Forecasted cost [25]
Station optionEstimated base capital costsPotential range of capital costsAnnual operations and management costs
Current airport station———
Amtrak station$31,727,000$28.3–31.7 million$577,430
Chocolate factory$44,274,000$40.7–44.3 million$247,430
Downtown$102,302,000$98.4–102.3 million$577,430
Honeywell$23,870,000$14.3–23.9 million$577,430
West side of airport$29,480,000$29.5 million$247,430
Forecasted potential development around stations [25]
Station optionAcres available for development within half-milePotential new construction value within half-mileStation area typologyInfluence of transit on station area's development programPotential 10-year economic impactPotential 10-year fiscal impact
Property taxesAll taxes
Current airport station63$24,590,000IndustrialLow$39,000,000$4,486,00$7,210,000
Amtrak station64$23,250,000Neighborhood transit-oriented development (TOD)Moderate$139,700,000$2,556,000$11,440,000
Chocolate factory221$40,230,000Special destinationModerate$144,400,000$5,921,000$15,400,000
Downtown83$147,810,000DowntownModerate$415,300,000$18,639,000$45,150,000
Honeywell (mixed-use redevelopment scheme)86$73,070,000Neighborhood TODHigh$171,500,000$8,563,000$19,410,100
Honeywell (industrial redevelopment scheme)$47,320,000IndustrialModerate$132,000,000$5,640,000$14,110,000
West side of airport34$17,820,000IndustrialLow$83,800,000$3,251,000$8,800,000
Analysis of other criteria [25]
Station optionSpace available for station, platform and parkingFactors complicating construction of stationLikely environmental action required
Current airport stationGood——
Amtrak stationGoodImpacts to Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad (CSS) yard tracks and compatibility with the operations of CSS and Norfolk Southern (NS)Environmental assessment
Chocolate factoryGoodPlan is predicated on private development plans; property acquisition required for approach tracks; CSS storage tracksEnvironmental impact statement
DowntownAdequateLimited right of way for rail and station between Walnut Street and downtown South Bend; compatibility with the operations of NS and Canadian National (CN)Environmental impact statement
HoneywellGoodProperties are currently owned by the Honeywell Corporation; access is near Honeywell operationsEnvironmental assessment or categorical exclusion
West side of airportGoodProperty acquisition required for approach tracksEnvironmental assessment

Downtown station feasibility study

In December 2018, an $181,000 engineering study was commissioned by the South Bend Redevelopment Commission to further examine the cost of a downtown station. [18] [14] This study was not made available to the public until, after a public record request, it was released in March 2021 to the South Bend Tribune and thereafter published by the newspaper. [11] The study showed that rerouting South Shore Line trains into the city's downtown would require numerous properties to be acquired, the city's Amtrak station to be relocated, two structures at a public housing complex to be demolished, and a soccer field at the Salvation Army Kroc Center to be demolished. [11]

The study estimated that the cost to construct a downtown station would be $112 million, which is more than the $102 million that the previous study had estimated. The reason for this higher estimate was due to both inflation and challenges that had become better understood as a result of this study. [23] [24] The study estimated that a downtown station would generate a $430 million economic impact and create 7,770 new jobs in a ten-year period. The study estimated that, when measured through new tax revenue, the return on capital cost would be 40%. However, when measured through economic impact, the return on capital cost was estimated at 336%. [23] [24]

Further developments (2019–2021)

In their 2019 capital plan, NICTD set aside $30 million for a relocation of the station and track realignment. [26]

In early 2019, standing firm in their support for building a rail spur to the west side of the South Bend International Airport, St. Joseph County commissioned a $119,000 study to look at the construction of such a spur. The study would consider two routes running both through the neighborhood located between U.S. 31 and Mayflower Road. The first route to be considered was down Sundown Road, and the second was down Oak Road. Both routes were further west than the earlier-considered route, and were located between Oak Road and Butternut Road. The study was to look at both the potential of a freight-only spur and the potential of a spur shared by both freight and passenger trains. This study has not been released to the public. [11] [24] [14]

As of March 2021, the Federal Aviation Administration had not given permission for the routing of tracks and overhead catenary through a protected area near South Bend International Airport's runway. Such permission would be required for the proposed location on the west side of the airport. [11]

A decision regarding the future of South Bend's South Shore Line station was originally anticipated to be made at some point in 2020. [27] No such decision came. In March 2021, it was reported by the South Bend Tribune that community leaders had not yet reached a consensus as to where to build a new South Shore Line station. [11]

While the 2018 estimate had been that a downtown station would cost $102 million, and the downtown feasibility study estimated that it would cost $112 million, some other cost projections are as high as nearly $200 million. [11] Some St. Joseph County officials, such as St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners president Andy Kostielney, have come out in opposition to a downtown station due to its cost. [11] The county has continued to officially prefer the west airport option. However, this could cost more than $50 million, and South Bend mayor James Mueller (Buttigieg's successor) has remained tepid towards contributing funding to a new station on the west side of the airport without first hearing a persuasive case that a freight complex there would have strong economic benefit. [11] Mueller has also stated that he believes the cost projections of both the downtown and west airport options have increased to such a point that neither is realistic without financial support from federal or state sources. [11] In early 2022, Mueller stated that the city's long-term vision is to have a station located in its downtown. [28] There has been speculation as to whether Buttigieg, now United States secretary of transportation, would be hesitant to make federal funding available to the project out of fear of the appearance of favoritism to his hometown. [11]

In 2021, NICTD officials indicated that if a new station is built on the west side of the airport, they intend to run short turn shuttle trains between Michigan City, Indiana, and the station in order to encourage use of the airport. These trains would run in addition to the existing trains that travel to/from Chicago. [29] It was suggested that the shuttle trains could run hourly. [30]

NICTD advances plans for station on the west side of airport (2022–present)

On August 1, 2022, NICTD's board of trustees voted to issue a request for proposals to move the station to the west side of the airport. [2] NICTD hopes to be able to obtain federal funds allotted by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. [31]

NICTD's president has claimed that the project would neither interfere with potential freight operations at the airport nor the possibility of adding a station in downtown South Bend. [32] NICTD's president has even proposed the idea of, sometime after the station on the west side of the airport is built, extending the South Shore Line to downtown; proposing that if both stations are constructed, the downtown station would ultimately serve as the South Shore Line's commuter services' terminus, while a separate shuttle service would run between the downtown station and the west airport station. [33]

In November 2022, NICTD hired an engineering firm to complete $6 million in design work for the proposed route to a west airport station, with preliminary environmental studies being scheduled to be finished in September 2023 and engineering studies scheduled to be finished in March 2024. [30] [34] [35] The preliminary environmental studies would assist in the eligibility of the project for federal grants. [35] As of the time that the engineering firm was hired, NICTD officials expressed openness to the possibility of building a branch line to downtown South Bend after a west airport station is possibly opened. [30] [36] Around this time, Mueller commented that one advantage that he recognized rerouting to the west side of the airport having over keeping the existing alignment was a decrease in the number of at-grade railway crossings, [34] remarking,

Fewer crossings at grade crossings leads to better safety for our motorists and pedestrians and bicyclists that have to traverse those intersections. So it's safety, it's economy, it's a win-win for our community. [34]

As of late 2022, plans for the west airport relocation had construction beginning as early as the fall or winter of 2024 dependent on the ability to secure federal funding. [37] NICTD is hoping that federal funding could pay for approximately half of the station project's expense, which as of April 2023 is estimated to cost between $75 million and $80 million. [16] To construct trackage to the planned new west airport station, NICTD is expected to need to acquire land currently occupied by approximately ten houses in South Bend's Ardmore neighborhood. [16]

Continued debate

Some community leaders have continued to argue for the downtown location to be instead pursued, with some advocating for the former Union Station to be utilized. [38] Mayor Mueller has continued to voice that there would be advantages to instead constructing a downtown station, which he has touted as being a "transformational" project, [16] remarking,

A lot of things are coming together on the south side of downtown, and train service would seamlessly fit in. We see the benefits of getting to Chicago in 90 minutes, but it's hard to get excited about moving the station from one side of the airport to the other. [16]

Noland has claimed that the Norfolk Southern Railway has expressed no interest in allowing the South Shore Line to construct trackage into the city's downtown on right-of-way which it owns, which would mean that a downtown station would require the acquisition of new right of way by NICTD contributing to such a project's expense. Noland has claimed that he believes that the cost of such a station would shoot up to $250 million if it required the purchase of a new right of way. Mayor Mueller, however, has questioned whether there is in fact a firm refusal from the railroad to partner. [16]

The University of Notre Dame, a large higher-education institution located in the South Bend area, has expressed its support for the South Shore Line taking advantage of the opportunity for federal funds and relocating of the station to the west side of the airport when such funds are available. The university, however, has also expressed that it does not oppose a downtown station location. A similar stance has been expressed by the South Bend Regional Chamber of Commerce. [16]

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The Ontario Line is an under-construction rapid transit line in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its northern terminus will be at Eglinton Avenue and Don Mills Road, at Science Centre station, where it will connect with Line 5 Eglinton. Its southern terminus will be at the existing Exhibition GO Station on the Lakeshore West line. The Ontario Line was announced by the Government of Ontario on April 10, 2019. As of November 2022, the estimated cost for the 15.6-kilometre (9.7 mi) line is CA$17 to $19 billion with an estimated completion in 2031. Originally, the cost was estimated at $10.9 billion with completion by 2027. A groundbreaking ceremony for the project took place on March 27, 2022. Upon opening, the plan is for the line to assume the "Line 3" name which was used by Line 3 Scarborough until its closure in July 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mayoralty of Pete Buttigieg</span> Mayor of South Bend, Indiana

Pete Buttigieg served as mayor of South Bend, Indiana from 2012 to 2020. Elected in 2011 as a Democrat, he took office in January 2012 at the age of 29, becoming the second-youngest mayor in South Bend history, and the youngest incumbent mayor, at the time, of a U.S. city with at least 100,000 residents. During his mayoralty, he acquired the nickname "Mayor Pete". Coming out as gay in 2015, Buttigieg became the first elected official in Indiana to come out while in office, as well as the highest-ranking Indiana elected official to come out. Buttigieg won reelection in 2015. Buttigieg opted against running for reelection in 2019, instead launching a campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in the 2020 United States presidential election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Transportation in South Bend, Indiana</span>

Transportation in South Bend, Indiana currently relies heavily on road and highway infrastructure. South Bend’s primary airport is South Bend International Airport, located northwest of downtown. It also has multiple rail lines and stations for freight and passenger travel. These are all interconnected by the city’s private bus transit corporation; TRANSPO.

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