Niles (Amtrak station)

Niles
Station statistics
Address	598 Dey Street Niles, MI 49120
Coordinates	41°50′11.8″N 86°15′12.3″W
Lines	Blue Water   Wolverine
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	2
Parking	Yes
Baggage check	No
Other information
Opened	1892
Rebuilt	2003
Accessible
Code	NLS
Traffic
Passengers (2011)	20,246  9.5%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station New Buffalo toward Chicago Blue Water Dowagiac toward Port Huron Wolverine Dowagiac toward Pontiac     Former services     New York Central Railroad Buchanan toward Chicago Michigan Central Railroad Main Line Pokagon toward Detroit
Michigan Central Railroad Niles Depot U.S. National Register of Historic Places Michigan State Historic Site Location: Niles, Michigan, USA Coordinates: 41°50′11.8″N 86°15′12.3″W Built: 1892 Architectural style: Romanesque NRHP Reference#: 09000085 Significant dates Added to NRHP: 1993 Designated MSHS: October 15, 1992

Niles is a train station in Niles, Michigan, served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system.

The Amtrak station is located along the main line east of the former Benton Harbor Branch crossing and west of the former junctions with the South Bend and Air Line Branches. Amtrak uses the old Michigan Central Railroad station; the current structure was built in 1892 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Niles Station serves the Wolverine and Blue Water which lead to other stations in Michigan and Indiana before terminating in Chicago. East of Niles, the Wolverine and Blue Water share stations until after Battle Creek Station. Baggage cannot be checked at this location; however, up to two suitcases in addition to any "personal items" such as briefcases, purses, laptop bags, and infant equipment are allowed on board as carry-ons.

Of the 22 Michigan stations served by Amtrak, Niles was the 13th-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 50 passengers daily.

Movie scenes and Christmas lights

Niles Depot has been used in on-locations scenes of at least three movies. Continental Divide, starring John Belushi and Blair Brown, Midnight Run, starring Robert DeNiro and Charles Grodin, and Only the Lonely starring John Candy and Ally Sheedy. It was the latter of these three which spawned a tradition of adding Christmas lights and decorations around the station annually.

External links

• Amtrak – Stations – Niles, MI
• Niles Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide—Train Web)
• Niles Depot (Michigan Passenger Stations)
• Niles Station (Great Railroad Stations Index)