Hammond–Whiting (Amtrak station)

This article is about the station in Indiana. For the station in Louisiana, see Hammond (Amtrak station).
Hammond–Whiting

The station building
Location 1135 South Calumet Avenue
Hammond, IN 46320
Coordinates 41°41′28″N 87°30′24″W / 41.6911°N 87.5066°WCoordinates: 41°41′28″N 87°30′24″W / 41.6911°N 87.5066°W
Owned by NICTD
Line(s)
Platforms 1
Tracks 4
Construction
Parking Yes; free
Bicycle facilities No
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code HMI
History
Opened September 12, 1982[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 7,763[2] Increase 21%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
Terminus
Wolverine
toward Pontiac, MI

Hammond–Whiting is a train station in Hammond, Indiana served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. Currently, the Wolverine is the only Amtrak service that stops at this station. The station also used to serve as the split with the Three Rivers until March 7, 2005 when the Three Rivers was terminated. The station was serviced but is now bypassed by the Capitol Limited and the Lake Shore Limited.

The station is along the former Pennsylvania Railroad Fort Wayne Line, now owned by Norfolk Southern Railway. North of the station lies the old Baltimore and Ohio (CSX) and Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroads (Canadian National) tracks. The station building and parking lot lies where the New York Central Railroad previously was.[3] Hammond–Whiting opened on September 11, 1982.[4]:257

See also

References

  1. ↑ Museum of Railway Timetables; Amtrak Schedule Changes; September 7 through October 30 1982, page 4
  2. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of Indiana" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  3. ↑ Other Northwest Indiana Junctions
  4. ↑ Sanders, Craig (2006). Amtrak in the Heartland. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-34705-X. OCLC 61499942.

External links

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