Valparaiso station

Valparaiso, IN
The old station building, November 1977
General information
Location453 West Lincolnway
Valparaiso, Indiana[1]
Coordinates41°28′01.6″N 87°03′59.8″W / 41.467111°N 87.066611°W / 41.467111; -87.066611
Line(s)Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway
Platformsside platform
History
OpenedApril 25, 1976 (Amtrak)
ClosedMay 3, 1991 (Amtrak)[2]
Rebuiltc. 1980s
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Wheeler
toward Chicago
 Calumet Terminus
Hammond–Whiting
toward Chicago
 Broadway Limited
(1976–1990)
 Warsaw
toward New York
Gary
(until 1979)
toward Chicago
Hammond–Whiting
toward Chicago
 Capitol Limited
(1981–1990)
 Warsaw
toward Washington, D.C.
Gary
(until 1985)
toward Chicago
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Wheeler
toward Chicago
 Main Line Wanatah
toward New York or Exchange Place
Loucks
toward Chicago
 Valparaiso Local Terminus
Location
Map

Valparaiso station was a train station in Valparaiso, Indiana. Initially served by the Pennsylvania Railroad, it was the outbound terminus of the Amtrak Calumet until that service's discontinuance in 1991.[2]

Amtrak began service here on April 25, 1976, as a stop of the Capitol Limited.[3] A fire destroyed the original station building and a small shelter replaced it.[1]

One of the final Calumet runs at Valparaiso station, May 1991
  1. ^ a b Longest, David E. (2007). Railroad Depots of Northern Indiana. Arcadia Publishing. p. 75. ISBN 9780738541310.
  2. ^ a b "Amtrak Ends Calumet Service". The Star Press. Muncie, Indiana. May 4, 1991. p. 2. Retrieved January 12, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  3. ^ "First Train–And It's 40 Minutes Late". Vidette-Messenger of Porter County. Valparaiso, Indiana. April 26, 1976. p. 11. Retrieved October 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon