Hoosier State (train)

Hoosier State
The Hoosier State in Shelby, Indiana in 2011
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
StatusService Suspended
PredecessorKentucky Cardinal (2003)
First serviceOctober 1, 1980
Last serviceJune 30, 2019
Former operator(s)Amtrak
Annual ridership20,853 (FY19)[1]
Route
TerminiChicago
Indianapolis
Stops4
Distance travelled196 miles (315 km)
Service frequencyQuad-weekly
Train number(s)850–851
Technical
Rolling stockAmfleet coaches
Track owner(s)CSXT, UP, BRC Metra, NS
Route map
0 mi
Chicago
MetraAmtrak
29 mi
47 km
Dyer
75 mi
121 km
Rensselaer
122 mi
196 km
Lafayette
149 mi
240 km
Crawfordsville
196 mi
315 km
Indianapolis

The Hoosier State was a 196-mile (315 km) passenger train service operated by Amtrak between Chicago and Indianapolis. It ran on the four days each week that the Cardinal did not run, giving daily rail service to the Chicago–Indianapolis corridor.

The Hoosier State was suspended indefinitely on June 30, 2019, after funding for the train was not written into Indiana's 2019 state budget. The Cardinal continues to provide three round trips per week between Chicago and Indianapolis.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference FY1819 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Amtrak suspends ticket sales for Hoosier State line after June 30". Indianapolis Business Journal. April 8, 2019.