Valparaiso station
Valparaiso, IN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 The old station building, November 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 453 West Lincolnway Valparaiso, Indiana[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°28′01.6″N 87°03′59.8″W / 41.467111°N 87.066611°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | April 25, 1976 (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | May 3, 1991 (Amtrak)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | c. 1980s | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Valparaiso station was a train station in Valparaiso, Indiana. Initially served by the Pennsylvania Railroad, it was the outbound terminus of the Amtrak Calumet until that service's discontinuance in 1991.[2]
Amtrak began service here on April 25, 1976, as a stop of the Capitol Limited.[3] A fire destroyed the original station building and a small shelter replaced it.[1]
References
- ^ a b Longest, David E. (2007). Railroad Depots of Northern Indiana. Arcadia Publishing. p. 75. ISBN 9780738541310.
- ^ a b "Amtrak Ends Calumet Service". The Star Press. Muncie, Indiana. May 4, 1991. p. 2. Retrieved January 12, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "First Train–And It's 40 Minutes Late". Vidette-Messenger of Porter County. Valparaiso, Indiana. April 26, 1976. p. 11. Retrieved October 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.