New Buffalo station

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
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 2023	26,598[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
Location

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.

History

The old Pere Marquette 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 CSX Grand Rapids Subdivision. 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 Amtrak-owned Michigan Line, the Pere Marquette stopped serving New Buffalo, although the trains still pass through town along this alignment.^[3][4][5] Future plans envision a new connection east of the city to allow the Pere Marquette to be rerouted via the Michigan Line, enabling the service to stop at New Buffalo again and create eastbound travel options.^[6]

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Michigan" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
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.
6. LinkedUpRadio, Envisionwise Website Service /. "Amtrak Connection Proposed Outside New Buffalo". Hometown News Now. Retrieved March 12, 2022.

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