South Bend Airport station

South Bend Airport
A South Shore Line train at South Bend Airport (2004)
Location 4485 Progress Drive
South Bend, Indiana
Owned by NICTD
Line(s)
  South Shore Line
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Connections TRANSPO
Construction
Parking Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone 11
History
Opened November 1992
Electrified Yes (1500v DC)
Services
Preceding station   NICTD   Following station
South Shore LineTerminus
Former services
Preceding station   NICTD   Following station
South Shore LineTerminus
interior view of the island platform of the South Bend Airport train station (2012)

South Bend Airport is a commuter train station on, and the eastern terminus of, the South Shore Line. Servicing South Bend International Airport, the station is 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of the central business district of South Bend, Indiana. In November 1992, this station replaced the South Shore Line's former terminus at the South Bend Amtrak Station.[1] It was built at the end of what started out as Chicago, South Shore and South Bend Railroad's freight spur [2] NICTD and South Bend International Airport have considered moving the station to the west side of the airport (complete with a new track),[3] but no concrete plans have been made as of February 2010.

The station has a ticket office and a waiting room. Because the station is incorporated into the South Bend International Airport building, riders can also take advantage of its extensive lounging areas, shops and a meditation room.

Until November 27, 2009, most eastbound weekend South Shore Line trains terminated at this station. Since then, those trips have been cut in half, creating much larger gaps in service, to improve on-time performance for South Shore trains, which had suffered because the section of the line between Michigan City and South Bend is almost entirely single-tracked. Thus, if the westbound train got delayed, the eastbound train got delayed even more because it needed to wait for the westbound train to clear the track.[4]

Connections

Bus

TRANSPO

  • Route 4: Lincoln Way West/Airport

Coach USA

  • Tri State/United Limo routes

Greyhound Bus

Air

Allegiant Air

Delta Connection

United Express

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://southshore.railfan.net/ss-hist.html
  2. ↑ "At South Bend, trains now go to the Michiana Regional Airport, using an industrial spur which had been upgraded and extended. The airport is northwest of downtown South Bend."
  3. ↑ Poparad, Paulene (2008-06-30). "100 years ago today South Shore interurban began passenger service". Chesterton Tribune. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
  4. ↑ NICTD March 2009 Board Meeting Minutes, p. 7

Coordinates: 41°42′03″N 86°18′40″W / 41.7008°N 86.3110°W / 41.7008; -86.3110

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.