Niles station
Niles, MI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 The westbound International at Niles in 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 598 Dey Street, Niles, Michigan United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Amtrak Michigan Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform, 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: NLS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1892 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2023 | 17,105[1] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michigan Central Railroad Niles Depot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Niles, Michigan, USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°50′14″N 86°15′08″W / 41.83722°N 86.25222°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1892 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Romanesque | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 09000085 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Added to NRHP | September 19, 1979[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Designated MSHS | October 15, 1992[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Niles station is an 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][unreliable source?] The station was upgraded in 1988.[5]
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.[6]
References
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Michigan" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ a b State of Michigan (2009). "Michigan Central Railroad Niles Depot". Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ^ Potter, Janet Greenstein (1996). Great American Railroad Stations. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. p. 348. ISBN 978-0471143895.
- ^ Michigan Historical Marker: Michigan Central Railroad Niles Depot[usurped]
- ^ "Michigan's Railroad History 1825 - 2014" (PDF). Michigan Department of Transportation. 2014-10-13. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ "Niles, Michigan (NLS)". Amtrak. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
External links
Media related to Niles station at Wikimedia Commons
