Niles station

Niles, MI
The westbound International at Niles in 1994
Location 598 Dey Street, Niles, Michigan
Line(s) Michigan Line
Platforms 1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Parking Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code NLS
History
Opened 1892
Rebuilt 2003
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 19,095[1] Increase 5.86%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Chicago
Blue Water
toward Port Huron
Wolverine
toward Pontiac
Former services
toward Chicago
Lake Cities
1980-2004
toward Pontiac
Terminus
International
toward Toronto
New York Central Railroad
Buchanan
toward Chicago
Michigan Central Railroad
Main Line
Pokagon
toward Detroit
TerminusMichigan Air Line Railroad
Cassopolis
toward Jackson
Berrien Center
toward Benton Harbor
Benton Harbor – South Bend
Terminus
Michigan Central Railroad Niles Depot
Location Niles, Michigan, USA
Coordinates 41°50′14″N 86°15′08″W / 41.83722°N 86.25222°W / 41.83722; -86.25222Coordinates: 41°50′14″N 86°15′08″W / 41.83722°N 86.25222°W / 41.83722; -86.25222
Built 1892
Architectural style Romanesque
NRHP reference # 09000085
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 19, 1979[2]
Designated MSHS October 15, 1992[2]

Niles station is a Amtrak intercity train station in Niles, Michigan. The station is served by three daily Wolverine round trips and one daily Blue Water round trip. It is located on the Michigan Line (the former Michigan Central Railroad mainline), east of the former Benton Harbor Branch crossing and west of the former junctions with the South Bend and Air Line Branches. The station building was constructed by the Michigan Central in 1892 to a design by architects Spier and Rohns.[3] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Michigan Central Railroad Niles Depot.[4]

Niles station was used as a filming location for Continental Divide, Midnight Run, and Only the Lonely, the latter of which spawned an annual tradition of adding Christmas lights and decorations around the station.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Michigan" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 State of Michigan (2009). "Michigan Central Railroad Niles Depot". Retrieved June 26, 2010.
  3. ↑ Potter, Janet Greenstein (1996). Great American Railroad Stations. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. p. 348. ISBN 978-0471143895.
  4. ↑ Michigan Historical Marker: Michigan Central Railroad Niles Depot
  5. ↑ "Niles, Michigan (NLS)". Amtrak. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
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