Miller station

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Miller
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NICTD train preparing to depart from Miller
General information
Location U.S. Highway 12 and Lake Street
Gary, Indiana
Coordinates 41°35′52″N87°16′6″W / 41.59778°N 87.26833°W / 41.59778; -87.26833
Owned byNICTD
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Connections Gary Public Transportation Corporation
Other information
Fare zone5
History
Rebuilt1998
ElectrifiedYes (1500 V DC)
Passengers
2019339 (average weekday) [1]
Services
Preceding station NICTD Following station
Gary Metro Center South Shore Line Portage/Ogden Dunes
Dune Acres
Closed 1994
Location
Miller station

Miller is a train station in Gary, Indiana, serving the South Shore Line commuter rail system. It serves the community of Miller Beach and is one of three South Shore Line stations within the municipal boundaries of Gary.

Contents

The Miller community, now more commonly known as Miller Beach, is physically separated from the city of Gary and from other municipalities in Northwest Indiana by parcels of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. The national park's Douglas Center for Environmental Education and its Miller Woods hiking trails are 0.7 miles (1.1 km) north of the Miller NICTD train station.

History

The station shelter was constructed in 1998. [2]

Renovation

On October 30, 2007, the executive director of the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission announced that the current plan calls for the Miller station to be closed at an undisclosed date. [3] This plan was met with fierce opposition from Miller residents as well as commuters from other neighboring communities who use the station. Miller station commuters objected to being forced to use the new Gary central station. [4] On August 12, 2008, Gateway Partners, the developers behind the new project, announced their intention to revamp their proposal in response to controversy. [5]

Currently the station is slated to be substantially renovated as part of a larger project to double track the South Shore Line between Gary and Michigan City. The renovation will add an additional track to the station and replace the current low-level platform with two high-level platforms (one to the south of each track), making the station accessible to passengers with disabilities. The renovation will also add a new station building, improve the existing parking lot, and add a new parking lot to the west of the station. The renovation also will add a stub track to the east of the station, allowing short-turn trains between Chicago and Miller, replacing the current terminus of Gary Metro Center. [6] This renovation is projected to be completed in mid-2024. [7]

Bus connections

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References

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