Dune Acres | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Mineral Springs Road Porter County, Indiana | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°38′12″N 87°5′12″W / 41.63667°N 87.08667°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | NICTD | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 6 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Closed | 1994 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1500v DC | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Mineral Springs Road | ||||||||||
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Dune Acres was a South Shore Line flag stop located at Mineral Springs Road serving Dune Acres in Porter County, Indiana. The station opened prior to 1910,[1] and it was originally known as Mineral Springs Road.[2] The station closed in 1994, as part of an NICTD service revision which also saw the closure of Ambridge. Kemil Road, Willard Avenue, LaLumiere, Rolling Prairie, and New Carlisle. The station did not close on July 5, 1994, like the other stations, instead closing after parking was expanded at the Dune Park station.[3]
- ^ Electric Railways of Indiana. Chicago, Illinois: Central Electric Railfans' Association. 1960. p. I-63.
- ^ Ogorek, Cynthia L. (2012). Along the Chicago South Shore & South Bend Rail Line. Arcadia Publishing. p. 116. ISBN 9780738594194.
- ^ Dodson, Paul (June 17, 1994). "South Shore Railroad Will Close 7 Flagstops". South Bend Tribune. Soutb Bend, IN. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.
