The station was built in 1956 as part of a South Shore Line project that removed a street running section on Chicago Avenue and placed the line on an elevated roadbed parallel to the Indiana Toll Road in order to improve speed and mitigate traffic issues. Prior to that, South Shore Line trains stopped in downtown East Chicago. In 2004 the station was remodeled with high level platforms to assist passengers with disabilities, and to decrease station dwell times.[2]
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East Chicago consists of a single high-level island platform situated between two gauntlet tracks which permit the passage of freight trains. The northern track provides service to Chicago while the southern track services Michigan City and South Bend. At this location the South Shore Line is situated on an embankment and the platform traverses Indianapolis Boulevard. The station building is located east of Indianapolis Boulevard at ground level.[3] The station is equipped with ticket vending machines; staffed service ended in 2017.[4] Adjacent to the station is a parking lot with capacity for 1,200 cars.[3]
NICTD approved a $4.4 million construction project in March 2019 to increase passenger access at East Chicago.[5]
east, chicago, station, east, chicago, train, station, 5615, indianapolis, boulevard, east, chicago, indiana, serves, south, shore, line, commuter, rail, line, from, chicago, illinois, south, bend, indiana, east, chicagogeneral, informationlocation5615, indian. East Chicago is a train station at 5615 Indianapolis Boulevard in East Chicago Indiana 2 It serves the South Shore Line commuter rail line from Chicago Illinois to South Bend Indiana East ChicagoGeneral informationLocation5615 Indianapolis BoulevardEast Chicago IndianaCoordinates41 36 43 N 87 28 46 W 41 61194 N 87 47944 W 41 61194 87 47944Owned byNICTDPlatforms1 island platformTracks2ConnectionsEast Chicago Bus Transit and Gary Public Transportation Corporation BusesConstructionParking1 200 spacesAccessibleYesOther informationFare zone4HistoryOpened1956Rebuilt1982 2004Electrified1500v DCPassengers20191 493 average weekday 1 ServicesPreceding station NICTD Following station Hammondtoward Millennium Station South Shore Line Gary Airporttoward South Bend AirportFuture servicesPreceding station NICTD Following station Hammond Gatewaytoward Millennium Station South Shore Line Gary Airporttoward South Bend AirportTrack layoutLegend to Millennium US 20 Indianapolis Blvd I 90 Indiana Toll Road to South Bend AirportLocation Contents 1 History 2 Facilities 3 Bus connections 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe station was built in 1956 as part of a South Shore Line project that removed a street running section on Chicago Avenue and placed the line on an elevated roadbed parallel to the Indiana Toll Road in order to improve speed and mitigate traffic issues Prior to that South Shore Line trains stopped in downtown East Chicago In 2004 the station was remodeled with high level platforms to assist passengers with disabilities and to decrease station dwell times 2 Facilities editEast Chicago consists of a single high level island platform situated between two gauntlet tracks which permit the passage of freight trains The northern track provides service to Chicago while the southern track services Michigan City and South Bend At this location the South Shore Line is situated on an embankment and the platform traverses Indianapolis Boulevard The station building is located east of Indianapolis Boulevard at ground level 3 The station is equipped with ticket vending machines staffed service ended in 2017 4 Adjacent to the station is a parking lot with capacity for 1 200 cars 3 NICTD approved a 4 4 million construction project in March 2019 to increase passenger access at East Chicago 5 Bus connections editEast Chicago Transit Route 1 Route 2 Route 4 GPTC Route Route R1 Lakeshore ConnectionReferences edit 2020 State of the System Report PDF Metra November 2020 p SSL 4 a b Longest David E 2007 Railroad Depots of Northern Indiana Arcadia Publishing p 108 ISBN 9780738541310 a b South Shore Stations Locations Address Directions Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District Archived from the original on October 31 2015 Retrieved October 27 2015 Steele Andrew February 27 2017 South Shore s East Chicago ticket office closing as electronic sales rise The Times of Northwest Indiana Archived from the original on March 2 2017 Retrieved April 28 2017 Zorn Tim March 25 2019 NICTD 4 4M East Chicago train platform project to begin Chicago Tribune Retrieved March 25 2019 External links edit nbsp Media related to East Chicago train station at Wikimedia Commons South Shore Line Stations Archived 2017 08 21 at the Wayback Machine nbsp nbsp This Indiana train station related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title East Chicago station amp oldid 1216859357, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
