South Bend station
South Bend is a train station in South Bend, Indiana. It is served by Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited between Chicago, Boston and New York City, and Capitol Limited between Chicago and Washington D.C.. The station was built by the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad in 1970; South Shore Line trains continued to use it until 1992.
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Location | 2702 West Washington Street, South Bend, Indiana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41.6782°N 86.2874°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes; free | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | SOB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | July 7, 1970[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Passengers (2017) | 21,818[2] ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
Until 1970 South Shore Line interurbans served downtown South Bend at LaSalle and Michigan. The city had long wanted to eliminate street running, while the South Shore was looking to reduce costs as passenger traffic declined. The South Shore embarked on a program to consolidate its operations in South Bend. This included constructing the current station building at Meade and Washington and selling the old downtown station, which had opened in 1921. When Amtrak took over intercity rail service in 1971, it used this station instead of the larger Union Station.[3][4][5] The South Shore Line moved its terminus to a new terminal at the South Bend International Airport in November 1992, although the track that used to terminate here was retained.[6]
Connections
TRANSPO
- Route 2
Notes
- Gregg, Ray (July 6, 1970). "South Shore Plans Dedication Tuesday". The South Bend Tribune. p. 11. Retrieved August 18, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Indiana" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- "Interurban Moves into New Station". The South Bend News-Times. August 3, 1921. p. 4. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
- "South Shore Line Starts New Station". The News-Palladium. March 28, 1970. p. 15. Retrieved October 10, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- Ogorek 2012, p. 62
- Ogorek 2012, p. 93
References
- Ogorek, Cynthia L. (2012). Along the Chicago South Shore & South Bend Rail Line. Images of America. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-738-59419-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
Media related to South Bend station at Wikimedia Commons
- South Bend, IN – Amtrak
- South Bend Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- South Bend (SOB)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)