New Buffalo station

New Buffalo, MI
The station in August 2009, prior to opening.
Location 225 North Whittaker Street
New Buffalo, Michigan 49117
United States
Coordinates 41°47′47″N 86°44′46″W / 41.7965°N 86.7461°W / 41.7965; -86.7461Coordinates: 41°47′47″N 86°44′46″W / 41.7965°N 86.7461°W / 41.7965; -86.7461
Owned by Amtrak
Line(s) Michigan Line
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Construction
Parking Yes; free
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code NBU
History
Opened October 26, 2009 (2009-10-26)
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 24,868[1] Increase 19.7%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
Terminus
Blue Water
toward Port Huron
toward Chicago
Wolverine
toward Pontiac
  Former services  
Terminus
Pere Marquette
toward Grand Rapids
New York Central Railroad
Grand Beach
toward Chicago
Michigan Central Railroad
Main Line
Three Oaks
toward Detroit

New Buffalo 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

From August 5, 1984 to October 26, 2009, Amtrak's Pere Marquette (Chicago—Grand Rapids) stopped in New Buffalo at a station along the old C&O alignment. 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 Michigan Line, the Pere Marquette stopped serving New Buffalo, although the trains still pass through town along this alignment.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Michigan" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  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.

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