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]

Niles, MI
The westbound International at Niles in 1994
Location598 Dey Street, Niles, Michigan
Line(s)Michigan Line
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeNLS
History
Opened1892
Rebuilt2003
Passengers
201719,095[1]  5.86%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
New Buffalo
toward Chicago
 Blue Water Dowagiac
toward Port Huron
Wolverine Dowagiac
toward Pontiac
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Hammond–Whiting
toward Chicago
 Lake Cities Kalamazoo
toward Pontiac
Chicago
2001-2004
Terminus
 International Dowagiac
toward Toronto
Hammond–Whiting
1982-2001
toward Chicago
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Buchanan
toward Chicago
 Michigan Central Railroad
Main Line
 Pokagon
toward Buffalo
Terminus Michigan Air Line Railroad Cassopolis
toward Jackson
Berrien Center
toward Benton Harbor
 Benton Harbor – South Bend South Bend
Terminus
Michigan Central Railroad Niles Depot
LocationNiles, Michigan, USA
Coordinates41°50′14″N 86°15′08″W
Built1892
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.09000085
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 19, 1979[2]
Designated MSHSOctober 15, 1992[2]

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, FY2017, State of Michigan" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  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. Michigan Historical Marker: Michigan Central Railroad Niles Depot
  5. "Niles, Michigan (NLS)". Amtrak. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
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