Michigan City station

Michigan City is a train station in Michigan City, Indiana served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. The Wolverine line stops here three times a day, once on its way to Chicago and twice on the way to Pontiac. The current station is a platform shelter near the former prairie-style Michigan Central Railroad depot dating from 1915, which is now a local restaurant.[3] It is fairly close to the city's administrative office and the Lake Michigan shoreline. Parking is available east of the station.

This article is about the train station. For the power plant, see Michigan City Generating Station. For the South Shore Line station in Michigan City, see 11th Street station (South Shore Line).
Michigan City, IN
Michigan City station in April 2016
Location100 Washington Street
Michigan City, Indiana
Coordinates41°43′16″N 86°54′20″W
Line(s)Michigan Line
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsMichigan City Transit (Route 1, northbound only)
Construction
ParkingYes; free
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeMCI
History
OpenedApril 26, 1981[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2017)3,699[2]  3.53%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Hammond–Whiting
toward Chicago
 Wolverine New Buffalo
toward Pontiac
     Blue Water does not stop here
Former services
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Porter
toward Chicago
 Michigan Central Railroad
Main Line
 Grand Beach
toward Buffalo

Service began at Michigan City on April 26, 1981.[4]:203 The electric interurban South Shore Line, which operates between South Bend and Chicago, stops at 11th Street station roughly a mile to the south.

Bus connections

See also
  • 11th Street (NICTD)
  • Carroll Avenue (NICTD)

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.
  2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Indiana" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  3. Great American Stations. Accessed April 4, 2013.
  4. Sanders, Craig (2006). Amtrak in the Heartland. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-34705-3.



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