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South Bend (Amtrak station)

South Bend
South Bend (13551299765).jpg
Location 2702 West Washington Avenue
South Bend, IN 46628
Coordinates 41°40′42″N 86°17′15″W / 41.6782°N 86.2874°W / 41.6782; -86.2874Coordinates: 41°40′42″N 86°17′15″W / 41.6782°N 86.2874°W / 41.6782; -86.2874
Owned by Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
Line(s)
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections TRANSPO
Construction
Parking Yes; free
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code SOB
History
Opened 1970
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 25,613 Increase 3.3%
Services
Preceding station   BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak   Following station
Terminus
Capitol Limited
Lake Shore Limited
  Former services  
Preceding station   NICTD   Following station
South Shore Line
Before 1992
Terminus
Preceding station   BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak   Following station
toward Chicago
Pennsylvanian
1998-2003
toward Philadelphia

South Bend is a train station in South Bend, Indiana. It is served by Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited between Chicago, Boston and New York City, and Capitol Limited between Chicago and Washington D.C.. The station was built by the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad in 1970; South Shore Line trains continued to use it until 1992.

Until 1970 South Shore Line interurbans served downtown South Bend at LaSalle and Michigan. The city had long wanted to eliminate street running, while the South Shore was looking to reduce costs as passenger traffic declined. The South Shore embarked on a program to consolidate its operations in South Bend. This included constructing the current station building at Meade and Washington and selling the old downtown station, which had opened in 1921. When Amtrak began serving South Bend in 1971 it used this station instead of the larger Union Station. The South Shore Line moved its terminus to a new terminal at the South Bend Regional Airport in November 1992.

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