Michigan City 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
Location 100 Washington Street
Michigan City, IN 46360
Coordinates 41°43′16″N 86°54′20″W / 41.72111°N 86.90556°W / 41.72111; -86.90556Coordinates: 41°43′16″N 86°54′20″W / 41.72111°N 86.90556°W / 41.72111; -86.90556
Line(s) Michigan Line
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 2
Connections Michigan City Transit (Route 1, northbound only)
Construction
Parking Yes; free
Other information
Station code MCI
History
Opened April 26, 1981
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 3,883[1]Increase 18%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Chicago
Wolverine
toward Pontiac, MI
  Former services  
New York Central Railroad
Porter
toward Chicago
Michigan Central Railroad
Main Line
Grand Beach
toward Detroit

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.[2] It is fairly close to the city's administrative office and the Lake Michigan shoreline. Parking is available east of the station.

Service began at Michigan City on April 26, 1981.[3]: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.

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See also

References

  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of Indiana" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  2. Great American Stations. Accessed April 4, 2013.
  3. Sanders, Craig (2006). Amtrak in the Heartland. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-34705-X. OCLC 61499942.

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