Niles_(Amtrak_station)

Niles station

Niles station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Niles, Michigan. The station is served by three daily Wolverine round trips and one daily Blue Water round trip. It is located on the Michigan Line (the former Michigan Central Railroad mainline), east of the former Benton Harbor Branch crossing and west of the former junctions with the South Bend and Air Line Branches. The station building was constructed by the Michigan Central in 1892 to a design by architects Spier and Rohns.[3] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Michigan Central Railroad Niles Depot.[4]

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Niles station was used as a filming location for Continental Divide, Midnight Run, and Only the Lonely, the latter of which spawned an annual tradition of adding Christmas lights and decorations around the station.[5]


References

  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Michigan" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  2. State of Michigan (2009). "Michigan Central Railroad Niles Depot". Retrieved June 26, 2010.
  3. Potter, Janet Greenstein (1996). Great American Railroad Stations. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. p. 348. ISBN 978-0471143895.
  4. "Niles, Michigan (NLS)". Amtrak. Retrieved October 25, 2015.

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