Carroll Avenue (NICTD)

Carroll Avenue is a railway station in Michigan City, Indiana, serving the South Shore Line commuter rail line. For reasons of road access and parking, it, rather than the 11th Street station (also located in Michigan City but, prior to 2023, was in the middle of a public street), is the city's primary commuter station for South Shore Line service.

Although Carroll Avenue is not the eastern terminus of the South Shore Line, most trains terminate or start at this station. The coach yard is located here, as well as NICTD's headquarters.

In June 2009, NICTD officials announced their intention to close this station, on an unspecified future date, as part of their plan to revamp the street-running section of the line on 10th and 11th streets within Michigan City. The new alignment was completed in May 2024, and the station was not closed as originally planned. However, as a result of the track realignment and switch reconfiguration, Carroll Avenue is now only used as a terminus and origin point; all through trains between Chicago and South Bend bypass the station (but most stop downtown at 11th Street). All service to Chicago from Carroll Avenue originates at the station, and the only service to/from South Bend are the small handful of in-service equipment moves (essentially a deadhead move open to passengers) between the train yard and South Bend Airport, generally in the late evening and early morning.

Bus connections

Michigan City Transit
* Route 3

References

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South Shore Line - Stations

Station from Roeske Avenue from Google Maps Street View

South Shore Line stations in Indiana
Michigan City, Indiana
Railway stations in LaPorte County, Indiana

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