Line(s) Michigan Line Parking Yes Opened 1892 Architectural style Romanesque architecture Added to NRHP 19 September 1979 | Tracks 2 Disabled access Yes Phone +1 800-872-7245 Rebuilt 2003 | |
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Location 598 Dey Street
Niles, MI 49120 Platforms 1 side platform, 1 island platform Address 598 Dey St, Niles, MI 49120, USA Similar Dowagiac station, New Buffalo station, Kalamazoo Transportation Center, St Joseph station, Niles Depot Museum | ||
Amtrak train niles station
Niles is a train station in Niles, Michigan, served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system of the United States. The Amtrak station is located along the main line east of the former Benton Harbor Branch crossing and west of the former junctions with the South Bend and Air Line Branches. Amtrak uses the old Michigan Central Railroad station; the current structure was built in 1892 to a design by architects Spier and Rohns, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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- Amtrak train niles station
- Clear live at niles station 1993
- Movie scenes and Christmas lights
- References
The Niles station is served by the Wolverine and Blue Water which lead to other stations in Michigan and Indiana before terminating in Chicago. East of Niles, the Wolverine and Blue Water share stations until after Battle Creek station. The International Limited, which had started in 1982 as joint operation by Via Rail and Amtrak between Chicago and Toronto, was discontinued in 2004. Baggage cannot be checked at this location; however, up to two suitcases in addition to any "personal items" such as briefcases, purses, laptop bags, and infant equipment are allowed on board as carry-ons.
Of the 22 Michigan stations served by Amtrak, Niles was the 13th-busiest in fiscal year 2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 50 passengers daily.
Clear live at niles station 1993
Movie scenes and Christmas lights
Niles Depot has been used in on-locations scenes of at least four movies. Continental Divide, starring John Belushi and Blair Brown, Midnight Run, starring Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin, and Only the Lonely starring John Candy and Ally Sheedy. It was the latter of these three which spawned a tradition of adding Christmas lights and decorations around the station annually.