Carroll Avenue is a railway station in

Michigan City, Indiana Michigan City is a city in LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. It is one of the two principal cities of the Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana Metropolitan statistical area, which is included in the Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City Combined sta ...

, serving the

South Shore Line The South Shore Line is an electrically powered interurban commuter rail line operated by the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) between Millennium Station in downtown Chicago and the South Bend International Airport in ...

commuter rail line. For reasons of road access and

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, it, rather than the

11th Street station 11th Street or Eleventh Street may refer to: * 11th Street station (Indiana), a street stop in Michigan City, Indiana * 11th Street station (SEPTA), a subway station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * Eleventh Street station (Miami), a Miami Metrom ...

(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

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 is slated for completion in May 2024.

Bus connections

Michigan City Transit * Route 3

References

External links

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South Shore Line - Stations

Station from Roeske Avenue from Google Maps Street View
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