South Bend station (South Shore Line)

Commuter rail station in South Bend, Indiana

This article is about the historic South Shore Line station. For other uses, see South Bend station (disambiguation).

South Bend

General information
Location| LaSalle Ave. and Michigan St.
South Bend, Indiana
Coordinates| 41°40′45″N 86°15′02″W﻿ / ﻿41.67917°N 86.25056°W﻿ / 41.67917; -86.25056
Tracks| 1
History
Opened| August 3, 1921
Closed| 1970
Rebuilt| 1928
Electrified| 1500v DC
Services
| Preceding station  | Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad | Following station

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Chain O'Lakes

toward Randolph Street

|  | South Shore Line |  | Terminus

Location

South Bend was the eastern terminus of the South Shore Line located at the corner of LaSalle Avenue and Michigan Street in downtown South Bend, Indiana. It opened in 1921 and closed in 1970, when the South Shore Line eliminated street running within South Bend.

This station, situated on the site of a former Masonic Temple, was the South Shore's third South Bend station[1] and opened on August 3, 1921.[2] In 1928, the station was remodeled to resemble the 11th Street station in Michigan City. The redesigned station featured restrooms, waiting rooms, food concessions, and was staffed by a ticket agent.[3] A tunnel connected the station with the LaSalle Hotel, located across the street.[4] The LaSalle itself stood on the site of the Sheridan hotel, which had formerly housed the South Shore station.[2]

The South Bend terminal remained in service until 1970, when the Chicago, South Shore and South Bend Railroad eliminated street running in South Bend by truncating the line. It was replaced by a new station at Washington Street.[3]

## See also

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* Proposed new South Shore Line station in South Bend

## Notes

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1. ^ Ogorek 2012, p. 61
2. ^ a b "Interurban Moves into New Station". The South Bend News-Times. August 3, 1921. p. 4. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
3. ^ a b Ogorek 2012, p. 62
4. ^ Palmer 2005, p. 34

## References

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* Ogorek, Cynthia L. (2012). Along the Chicago South Shore & South Bend Rail Line. Images of America. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-738-59419-4. OL 25977909M.
* Palmer, John (2005). South Bend in Vintage Postcards. Postcard history series. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-3435-0.

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South Shore Line

Stations|

* Millennium Station
* Van Buren Street
* Museum Campus/​11th Street
* McCormick Place
* 57th Street
* 63rd Street
* Hegewisch
* Hammond Gateway (main line)
* East Chicago
* Gary/​Chicago Airport
* Gary Metro Center
* Miller
* Portage/​Ogden Dunes
* Dune Park
* Beverly Shores
* 11th Street
* Carroll Avenue
* Hudson Lake
* South Bend Airport

Under construction|

* Hammond Gateway (Monon Corr.)
* South Hammond
* Munster Ridge Road
* Munster/Dyer Main Street

Planned/proposed|

* Downtown Hammond
* New Carlisle
* South Bend Airport (replacement station)

Former|

* 53rd Street
* Ambridge
* Dune Acres
* Kemil Road
* Kensington/​115th Street
* LaLumiere
* New Carlisle
* Rolling Prairie
* South Bend
* South Bend Amtrak
* Tremont
* Willard Avenue

History|

* Metra Electric District
* Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad
* West Lake Corridor

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