New Buffalo station is a train station in New Buffalo, Michigan, served by Amtrak, the United States' passenger railroad system. The Blue Water (Chicago–Port Huron) stops once daily, and Wolverine (Chicago–Detroit/Pontiac) stops three times daily in each direction.
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Location | 225 North Whittaker Street New Buffalo, Michigan United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°47′47″N 86°44′46″W / 41.7965°N 86.7461°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Amtrak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Amtrak Michigan Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes; free | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak: NBU | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | October 26, 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY 2023 | 26,598[1] (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
editFrom August 5, 1984 to October 26, 2009, Amtrak's Pere Marquette (Chicago—Grand Rapids) stopped in New Buffalo at a station along the CSX Grand Rapids Subdivision. This station was located approximately seven blocks south of the current station, close to the New Buffalo Railroad Museum.[2] When the current station opened along the Amtrak-owned Michigan Line, the Pere Marquette stopped serving New Buffalo, although the trains still pass through town along this alignment.[3][4][5] Future plans envision a new connection east of the city to allow the Pere Marquette to be rerouted via the Michigan Line, enabling the service to stop at New Buffalo again and create eastbound travel options.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Michigan" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ "New Buffalo Railroad Museum". About the museum. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
We are located at 530 S. Whittaker St., New Buffalo, Michigan
- ^ Sanders, Craig (2006). Amtrak in the Heartland. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-34705-3., p. 209–210
- ^ Maddux, Stan (May 11, 2008). "Amtrak to build station in New Buffalo: Four daily nonstop trips planned to Chicago's loop". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ^ Creager, Ellen (October 26, 2009). "Detroit-Chicago Amtrak train will stop in New Buffalo". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
- ^ LinkedUpRadio, Envisionwise Website Service /. "Amtrak Connection Proposed Outside New Buffalo". Hometown News Now. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
External links
editMedia related to New Buffalo station at Wikimedia Commons
- New Buffalo, MI – Amtrak
- New Buffalo, MI – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- New Buffalo Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- New Buffalo Railroad Museum