Carroll Avenue station explained

Style:NICTD
Carroll Ave.
Address:503 North Carroll Avenue
Michigan City, Indiana, USA
Coordinates:41.7133°N -86.8678°W
Tracks:2
Passengers:172 (average weekday)[1]
Pass Year:2019
Electrified:Yes (1500 V DC)
Accessible:Yes
Owned:NICTD
Zone:8
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Map State:collapsed
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Marker:rail
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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, prior to 2023, was in the middle of a public street), is the city's primary commuter station for South Shore Line service.

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 was completed in May 2024, however, the station remains open.[3]

Bus connections

Michigan City Transit

External links

41.7133°N -86.8678°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 State of the System Report. SSL-4. November 2020. Metra.
  2. http://thenewsdispatch.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=23725{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  3. News: Pfundstein . Heather` . Double-Track Project Nearing Completion in Michigan City . August 31, 2023 . Northwest Indiana Business Magazine . June 14, 2023.