Gary Metro Center (NICTD)

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Gary Metro Center
NICTD station

The commuter line serving Gary Metro Center, shown in Dark South Shore Burgundy on this schematic, serves Chicago's eastern suburbs in Illinois and Indiana
Station statistics
Address U.S. Highway 12 and Broadway
Coordinates 41°36′17″N, 87°20′18″W
Lines
South Shore Line
Connections Gary Public Transportation Corporation
Other information
Opened 1984
Accessible Handicapped/disabled access
Owned by The city of Gary, Indiana
Fare zone 5

Gary Metro Center (a.k.a. the Adam Benjamin Metro Center) is a South Shore Line commuter station serving the city center of Gary, Indiana. It is one of three NICTD electric train stations in Gary, and serves the Genesis Convention Center, home of the Gary Steelheads basketball team, and the U.S. Steel Yard baseball park, home of the Gary SouthShore RailCats baseball team. The RailCats's full name, SouthShore RailCats, honors the South Shore Line.

Gary Metro Center was built in 1984 as an elevated replacement of a previously ground level station. It also serves as a bus stop.

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Preceding station   NICTD   Following station
South Shore Line
toward South Bend

Coordinates: 41°36′17″N, 87°20′18″W