Carroll Avenue station

Carroll Avenue is a railway station in Michigan City, Indiana, serving the South Shore Line commuter rail line.

Although Carroll Avenue is not the eastern terminus of the South Shore Line, most trains terminate or start at this station. The coach yard is located here, as well as NICTD's headquarters.

In 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.^[2] However, when the new alignment was completed in May 2024, the station was not closed as originally planned.^[3] However, as a result of the track realignment and switch reconfiguration, Carroll Avenue is now only used as a terminus and origin point; all through trains between Chicago and South Bend bypass the station (but most stop downtown at 11th Street). All service to Chicago from Carroll Avenue originates at the station, and the only service to/from South Bend are the small handful of in-service equipment moves (essentially a deadhead move open to passengers) between the train yard and South Bend Airport, generally in the late evening and early morning hours.^[4] For many years, the station was Michigan City's primary station as 11th Street station did not offer car parking prior to its reconstruction.

Michigan City Transit

• Route 3

• Media related to Carroll Avenue station at Wikimedia Commons
• South Shore Line - Stations
• Station from Roeske Avenue from Google Maps Street View

41°42′48″N 86°52′4″W / 41.71333°N 86.86778°W / 41.71333; -86.86778