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Niles 
Station statistics Address 598 Dey Street
Niles, MI 49120Coordinates 41°50′11.8″N 86°15′12.3″W / 41.836611°N 86.253417°WCoordinates: 41°50′11.8″N 86°15′12.3″W / 41.836611°N 86.253417°W Lines Blue WaterWolverinePlatforms 2 Tracks 2 Parking Yes Baggage check No Other information Opened 1892 Rebuilt 2003 Accessible 
Code NLS Traffic Passengers (2010) 18,488[1] 
0.9%Services Preceding station Amtrak Following station toward ChicagoBlue Water toward Port HuronWolverine toward PontiacMichigan Central Railroad Niles Depot
Location: Niles, Michigan, USA Coordinates: 41°50′11.8″N 86°15′12.3″W / 41.836611°N 86.253417°WCoordinates: 41°50′11.8″N 86°15′12.3″W / 41.836611°N 86.253417°W Built: 1892 Architectural style: Romanesque NRHP Reference#: 09000085 Significant dates Added to NRHP: 1993 Designated MSHS: October 15, 1992[2] Niles is a train station in Niles, Michigan, served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system.
The Amtrak station is located along the main line east of the former Benton Harbor Branch crossing and west of the former junctions with the South Bend and Air Line Branches. Amtrak uses the old Michigan Central Railroad station; the current structure was built in 1892 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3] Niles Station serves the Wolverine and Blue Water which lead to other stations in Michigan and Indiana before terminating in Chicago. East of Niles, the Wolverine and Blue Water share stations until after Battle Creek Station. Baggage cannot be checked at this location; however, up to two suitcases in addition to any "personal items" such as briefcases, purses, laptop bags, and infant equipment are allowed on board as carry-ons.
Of the 22 Michigan stations served by Amtrak, Niles was the 13th-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 50 passengers daily.[4]
Movie scenes and Christmas lights
Niles Depot has been used in on-locations scenes of at least three movies. Continental Divide, starring John Belushi and Blair Brown, Midnight Run, starring Robert DeNiro and Charles Grodin, and Only the Lonely starring John Candy and Ally Sheedy. It was the latter of these three which spawned a tradition of adding Christmas lights and decorations around the station annually.[5]
References
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of Michigan" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/MICHIGAN10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-1-6.
- ^ State of Michigan (2009). "Michigan Central Railroad Niles Depot". http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/17622.htm. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ^ Michigan Historical Marker: Michigan Central Railroad Niles Depot
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of Michigan" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/MICHIGAN10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-1-6.
- ^ Christmas Lights at Niles (Michigan Passenger Stations)
External links
Categories:- Amtrak stations in Michigan
- Stations along Michigan Central Railroad lines
- Railway stations opened in 1892
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan
- Michigan State Historic Sites
- Niles, Michigan
- Buildings and structures in Berrien County, Michigan
- Transportation in Berrien County, Michigan
- Midwestern United States railway station stubs
- Michigan building and structure stubs
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