Niles station

Niles
General information
Location	598 Dey Street Niles, MI 49120
Line(s)	Michigan Line
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	NLS
History
Opened	1892
Rebuilt	2003
Passengers
2015	19,095  6.5%
Services
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Michigan Central Railroad Niles Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Michigan State Historic Site
Location	Niles, Michigan, USA
Coordinates	41°50′14″N 86°15′08″W
Built	1892
Architectural style	Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	09000085
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 19, 1979
Designated MSHS	October 15, 1992

Niles is a train station in Niles, Michigan, served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system of the United States. 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 to a design by architects Spier and Rohns, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Niles station is served by 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. The International Limited, which had started in 1982 as joint operation by Via Rail and Amtrak between Chicago and Toronto, was discontinued in 2004. 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 fiscal year 2010, 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 four movies. Continental Divide, starring John Belushi and Blair Brown, Midnight Run, starring Robert De Niro 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

• Media related to Niles (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Niles, MI – Amtrak
• Niles, MI – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Niles Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide—Train Web)
• Michigan Central Railroad Company / Depot (The Michigan Historical Marker Web Site)
• Niles Station (Great Railroad Stations Index)
• Niles, MI (NLS) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)

	Former services
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