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New Buffalo station

Coordinates: 41°47′47″N 86°44′46″W / 41.7965°N 86.7461°W / 41.7965; -86.7461
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New Buffalo, MI
The station in August 2009, prior to opening.
General information
Location225 North Whittaker Street
New Buffalo, Michigan
United States
Coordinates41°47′47″N 86°44′46″W / 41.7965°N 86.7461°W / 41.7965; -86.7461
Owned byAmtrak
Line(s)Amtrak Michigan Line
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
ParkingYes; free
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: NBU
History
OpenedOctober 26, 2009 (2009-10-26)
Passengers
FY 202326,598[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Chicago
Terminus
 Blue Water Niles
toward Port Huron
Hammond–Whiting
toward Chicago
 Wolverine Niles
toward Pontiac
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Michigan City
toward Chicago
 Wolverine Niles
toward Pontiac
Hammond–Whiting
toward Chicago
 Pere Marquette St. Joseph
toward Grand Rapids
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Grand Beach
toward Chicago
 Michigan Central Railroad
Main Line
 Three Oaks
toward Buffalo
Location
Map

New Buffalo station is a train station in New Buffalo, Michigan, served by Amtrak, the United States' passenger railroad system. The Blue Water (Chicago–Port Huron) stops once daily, and Wolverine (Chicago–Detroit/Pontiac) stops three times daily in each direction.

History

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The old Pere Marquette station in 2002

From August 5, 1984 to October 26, 2009, Amtrak's Pere Marquette (Chicago—Grand Rapids) stopped in New Buffalo at a station along the CSX Grand Rapids Subdivision. This station was located approximately seven blocks south of the current station, close to the New Buffalo Railroad Museum.[2] When the current station opened along the Amtrak-owned Michigan Line, the Pere Marquette stopped serving New Buffalo, although the trains still pass through town along this alignment.[3][4][5] Future plans envision a new connection east of the city to allow the Pere Marquette to be rerouted via the Michigan Line, enabling the service to stop at New Buffalo again and create eastbound travel options.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Michigan" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "New Buffalo Railroad Museum". About the museum. Retrieved October 3, 2016. We are located at 530 S. Whittaker St., New Buffalo, Michigan
  3. ^ Sanders, Craig (2006). Amtrak in the Heartland. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-34705-3., p. 209–210
  4. ^ Maddux, Stan (May 11, 2008). "Amtrak to build station in New Buffalo: Four daily nonstop trips planned to Chicago's loop". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  5. ^ Creager, Ellen (October 26, 2009). "Detroit-Chicago Amtrak train will stop in New Buffalo". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
  6. ^ LinkedUpRadio, Envisionwise Website Service /. "Amtrak Connection Proposed Outside New Buffalo". Hometown News Now. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
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