Michigan City station
Michigan City, IN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 100 Washington Street Michigan City, IN 46360 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°43′16″N 86°54′20″W / 41.72111°N 86.90556°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Michigan Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Michigan City Transit (Route 1, northbound only) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes; free | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | MCI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | April 26, 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 3,699[1] 3.53% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Bus connections
- Michigan City Transit – Route 1
See also
References
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Indiana" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ Great American Stations. Accessed April 4, 2013.
- ^ Sanders, Craig (2006). Amtrak in the Heartland. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-34705-3.
External links
- Media related to Michigan City station at Wikimedia Commons
- Michigan City, IN – Amtrak
- Michigan City, IN – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- "Michigan City Amtrak Station". TrainWeb.org.
- Michigan City (MCI)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)