Hammond–Whiting (Amtrak station)
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 The station building |
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| Address | 1135 South Calumet Avenue Hammond, IN 46320 |
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| Coordinates | 41°41′28″N 87°30′24″W / 41.6911°N 87.5066°WCoordinates: 41°41′28″N 87°30′24″W / 41.6911°N 87.5066°W | ||||||||||
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| Connections | EasyGo Lake Transit | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes; free | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
| Baggage check | No | ||||||||||
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| Opened | September 11, 1982 | ||||||||||
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| Code | HMI | ||||||||||
| Owned by | NICTD | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2011) | 7,292[1]  9.9% |
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Hammond–Whiting is a train station in Hammond, Indiana served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. Currently, the Wolverine is the only Amtrak service that stops at this station. The station also used to serve as the split with the Three Rivers until March 8, 2005 when the Three Rivers service was ended. The station was serviced but is now bypassed by the Capitol Limited and the Lake Shore Limited.
The station is along the former Pennsylvania Railroad Fort Wayne Line, now owned by Norfolk Southern. North of the station lies the old Baltimore and Ohio (CSX) and Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroads (Canadian National) tracks. The station building and parking lot lies where the New York Central Railroad previously was.[2] Hammond–Whiting opened on September 11, 1982.[3]:257
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[edit] See also
[edit] Bus connections
- Easy Go Lake Transit: Red and Green routes.
[edit] References
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2011, State of Indiana" (PDF). Amtrak. December 2011. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/INDIANA11.pdf. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ Other Northwest Indiana Junctions
- ^ Sanders, Craig (2006). Amtrak in the Heartland. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-34705-X.
[edit] External links
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