Rensselaer station
Rensselaer, IN | |||||||||||||||
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 Rensselaer station building in October 2015 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 619 North Cullen Street Rensselaer, Indiana | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°56′36″N 87°09′18″W / 40.9432°N 87.1551°W | ||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | REN | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1979, 2011–2013 | ||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2,188[1]  11.5% | ||||||||||||||
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Rensselaer is an Amtrak station in Rensselaer, Indiana, served by the Cardinal and Hoosier State.
History
A small shelter at Rensselaer was built in 1979 and maintained by the local Lions Club.[2][3] The former Monon Railroad station was demolished in 1981.[4]
A new handicapped-accessible concrete platform was constructed with funds from the 2009 stimulus bill. The platform, which cost around $500,000, was dedicated on April 20, 2011.[4] The 1979-built shelter was later demolished and replaced with a one-story brick building, which opened on August 21, 2013.[3]
References
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Indiana" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017.
- ^ Longest, David E. (2007). Railroad Depots of Northern Indiana. Arcadia Publishing. p. 114. ISBN 0-7385-4131-1.
- ^ a b "New Amtrak Passenger Shelter Dedicated In Rensselaer, Ind" (Press release). Amtrak. August 21, 2013.
- ^ a b "RENSSELAER, IN (REN)". Great American Stations. Amtrak. Archived from the original on March 11, 2013.
External links
Media related to Rensselaer station at Wikimedia Commons
- Rensselaer, IN – Amtrak
- Rensselaer, IN – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Rensselaer Amtrak Station (USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)
- Rensselaer (REN)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)
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