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New Buffalo station

41°47′47″N 86°44′46″W / 41.7965°N 86.7461°W / 41.7965; -86.7461Owned byAmtrakLine(s)Amtrak Michigan LinePlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionParkingYes; freeAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeAmtrak: NBUHistoryOpenedOctober 26, 2009 (2009-10-26)PassengersFY 202326,598^[1] (Amtrak) Services

Preceding station	Amtrak			Following station
Chicago Terminus		Blue Water		Niles toward Port Huron
Hammond–Whiting toward Chicago		Wolverine		Niles toward Pontiac

Former services

Preceding station	Amtrak		Following station
Michigan City toward Chicago		Wolverine	Niles toward Pontiac
Hammond–Whiting toward Chicago		Pere Marquette	St. Joseph toward Grand Rapids
Preceding station	New York Central Railroad		Following station
Grand Beach toward Chicago		Michigan Central Railroad Main Line	Three Oaks toward Buffalo

Location

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.

History

From 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 Michigan Line, the Pere Marquette stopped serving New Buffalo, although the trains still pass through town along this alignment.^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

^ "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.