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.

This article is about the current Amtrak station that also formerly served the NICTD. For the former downtown station, see South Bend station (South Shore Line). For other uses, see South Bend station (disambiguation).
South Bend, IN
Location2702 West Washington Street, South Bend, Indiana
Coordinates41.6782°N 86.2874°W / 41.6782; -86.2874
Owned byNorthern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections TRANSPO
Construction
ParkingYes; free
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeSOB
History
OpenedJuly 7, 1970[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2017)21,818[2]  2.01%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Chicago
Terminus
 Capitol Limited Elkhart
toward Washington, D.C.
Lake Shore Limited Elkhart
toward New York or Boston South
Former services
Preceding station NICTD Following station
New Carlisle
toward Millennium Station
 South Shore Line Terminus
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Hammond–Whiting
toward Chicago
 Pennsylvanian
1998–2003
 Elkhart
toward Philadelphia
Chicago
Terminus
 Lake Shore
1971–1972
 Elkhart
toward New York (Grand Central)

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
  1. Gregg, Ray (July 6, 1970). "South Shore Plans Dedication Tuesday". The South Bend Tribune. p. 11. Retrieved August 18, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Indiana" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  3. "Interurban Moves into New Station". The South Bend News-Times. August 3, 1921. p. 4. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  4. "South Shore Line Starts New Station". The News-Palladium. March 28, 1970. p. 15. Retrieved October 10, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Ogorek 2012, p. 62
  6. Ogorek 2012, p. 93

References


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