Carroll Avenue (NICTD)
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The Carroll Avenue station is located on the east side of Michigan City, Indiana
. For reasons of road access and parking
, it, and not the 11th Street
station also located in Michigan City but in the middle of a public street, is the city's primary commuter station for South Shore Line
service. Some of the early morning and late night South Shore trains (and, as of November 2009, half of the weekend trains) terminate at this station.
On June 2009, NICTD officials announced their intention to close this station, on an unspecified future date, as part of their plan to revamp the street-running section of the line on 10th and 11th streets within Michigan City.
The station's address is 503 North Carroll Avenue, Michigan City, Indiana.
Michigan City, Indiana
Michigan City's origins date to 1830, when the land for the city was first purchased by Isaac C. Elston. Elston Middle School, formerly Elston High School, located at 317 Detroit St., is named after the founder....
. For reasons of road access and parking
Parking
Parking is the act of stopping a vehicle and leaving it unoccupied for more than a brief time. Parking on one or both sides of a road is commonly permitted, though often with restrictions...
, it, and not the 11th Street
11th Street (NICTD)
The 11th Street station is a street stop in the central city neighborhood of Michigan City, Indiana. It is located adjacent to the historic 11th Street Station of the former Chicago, South Shore and South Bend Railroad, which operated the station from 1927 until 1987.-History:The Chicago, South...
station also located in Michigan City but in the middle of a public street, is the city's primary commuter station for South Shore Line
South Shore Line (NICTD)
The South Shore Line is an electrically powered interurban commuter rail line operated by the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District between Millennium Station in downtown Chicago and the South Bend Regional Airport in South Bend, Indiana...
service. Some of the early morning and late night South Shore trains (and, as of November 2009, half of the weekend trains) terminate at this station.
On June 2009, NICTD officials announced their intention to close this station, on an unspecified future date, as part of their plan to revamp the street-running section of the line on 10th and 11th streets within Michigan City.
The station's address is 503 North Carroll Avenue, Michigan City, Indiana.