Carroll Avenue station
Carroll Avenue is a railway station in Michigan City, Indiana, serving the South Shore Line commuter rail line. For reasons of road access and parking, it, rather than the 11th Street station (also located in Michigan City but in the middle of a public street), is the city's primary commuter station for South Shore Line service.
Carroll Avenue | |||||||||||||
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Location | 503 North Carroll Avenue Michigan City, Indiana, USA | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°42′48″N 86°52′4″W | ||||||||||||
Owned by | NICTD | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
Connections | Michigan City Transit | ||||||||||||
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Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 8 | ||||||||||||
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Electrified | Yes (1500 V DC) | ||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||
2019 | 172 (average weekday)[1] | ||||||||||||
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Although Carroll Avenue is not the eastern terminus of the South Shore Line, most trains terminate or start at this station. The coach yard is located here, as well as NICTD's headquarters.
In June 2009, NICTD officials announced their intention to close this station, on an unspecified future date, as part of their plan to revamp the street-running section of the line on 10th and 11th streets within Michigan City.[2] The new alignment is slated for completion in May 2024.[3]
References
- "2020 State of the System Report" (PDF). Metra. November 2020. p. SSL-4.
- http://thenewsdispatch.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=23725%5B%5D
- Pfundstein, Heather` (June 14, 2023). "Double-Track Project Nearing Completion in Michigan City". Northwest Indiana Business Magazine. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
External links
- Media related to Carroll Avenue train station at Wikimedia Commons
- South Shore Line - Stations
- Station from Roeske Avenue from Google Maps Street View