New Buffalo station

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.

New Buffalo, MI
The station in August 2009, prior to opening.
General information
Location	225 North Whittaker Street New Buffalo, Michigan United States
Coordinates	41°47′47″N 86°44′46″W / 41.7965°N 86.7461°W / 41.7965; -86.7461
Owned by	Amtrak
Line(s)	Amtrak Michigan Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Parking	Yes; free
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: NBU
History
Opened	October 26, 2009 (2009-10-26)
Passengers
FY 2022	19,564^[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

History

 

The old station in 2002

From August 5, 1984 to October 26, 2009, Amtrak's Pere Marquette (Chicago—Grand Rapids) stopped in New Buffalo at a station along the old C&O alignment. 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

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Michigan" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
2. "New Buffalo Railroad Museum". About the museum. Retrieved October 3, 2016. We are located at 530 S. Whittaker St., New Buffalo, Michigan
3. Sanders, Craig (2006). Amtrak in the Heartland. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-34705-3., p. 209–210
4. 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.
5. Creager, Ellen (October 26, 2009). "Detroit-Chicago Amtrak train will stop in New Buffalo". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2009-10-28.

External links

  Media related to New Buffalo station at Wikimedia Commons

• New Buffalo, MI – Amtrak
• New Buffalo, MI – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• New Buffalo Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• New Buffalo Railroad Museum