Hammond Gateway station

Hammond Gateway is a planned rail station on the South Shore Line in Hammond, Indiana. Intended to serve as the interchange point to the West Lake Corridor,[2][3][4] it is expected to open to revenue service in 2025.[5] It will replace Hammond station, located about 0.15 miles (0.24 km) to the east.[4] The City of Hammond's financial contribution to the West Lake Corridor project was dependent on construction of this station.[1] In 2017, the NICTD began demolition of houses between Hanover and Brunswick streets to begin construction.[6]

Hammond Gateway
LocationHammond, Indiana
Coordinates41.631047°N 87.521384°W / 41.631047; -87.521384
Owned byNICTD
Platforms1 island platform
1 side platform
Tracks3[1]
Construction
Structure typeat-grade and elevated
ParkingYes
Disabled accessYes
History
Opening2025
Electrified1500 V DC
Future services
Preceding station NICTD Following station
Hegewisch
toward Millennium Station
 South Shore Line East Chicago
toward South Bend Airport
West Lake Corridor South Hammond
toward Munster/Dyer Main Street
Terminus

Layout and services

Gateway Station features three tracks – two for the original South Shore Line and one for West Lake Corridor services. An island platform between the rerouted main line tracks will serve as replacement for the old Hammond station, and will be connected via pedestrian walkway to a side platform along the single elevated West Lake Corridor track.[1]

West Lake Corridor trains are planned to either continue to Millennium Station at peak service hours or terminate here as short turn at other times, with transfers available on the main line platform.[3][4]

References
  1. Bierschenk, Ed (July 19, 2017). "Hammond may make a new commitment to the proposed South Shore extension". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  2. Steele, Andrew (28 October 2020). "WATCH NOW: 8-mile rail line from Hammond to Dyer is on way". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  3. Simón, Marisol R.; Noland, Michael; Federal Transit Administration; USDoT; US Army Corps of Engineers (2 December 2016). West Lake Corridor Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Chapter 2: Alternatives Considered) (pdf) (Report). NICTD. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  4. "Chapter 2 Alternatives Considered" (PDF). NICTD. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  5. "Holcomb announces construction to begin on the West Lake Corridor Project". The Crusader. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  6. Gonzalez, Michael. "Train plans unsettle Hammond neighborhood". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 18 July 2020.


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