Michigan City station was a train station in

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served by

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, the national railroad passenger system. It was served by two eastbound and one westbound ''

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'' train at the time of closure; other ''Wolverine'' and trains did not stop. The station had a platform shelter near the former prairie-style

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depot dating from 1915, which is now a local restaurant. That earlier station served Michigan Central Railroad, and later,

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passenger trains. Major NYC named trains passing through the station included the ''

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'' (east to Detroit and Toronto), the ''

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'' (east to Detroit) and the ''

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'' (east to New York via Detroit and southwestern Canada, in contrast to the modern train). Service began at the new Amtrak station on April 26, 1981. The station closed effective April 4, 2022. The electric interurban

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, which operates between

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and

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, stops at

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 ...

roughly a mile to the south.

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Michigan City (MCI)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)
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