Dyer station
Dyer, IN | |||||||||||||||||
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 Dyer station in April 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 913 Sheffield Avenue Dyer, Indiana United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°30′55″N 87°31′05″W / 41.5154°N 87.5181°W | ||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Amtrak[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Line | CSX Monon Subdivision | ||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: DYE | ||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | October 1, 1980 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1986, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2025 | 1,331[2] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||
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Dyer station is an Amtrak station in Dyer, Indiana, served by the Cardinal route. It is located north of an at-grade crossing of two railroad lines; CSX (formerly the Monon Railroad) and the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern.[3] The town's original depot stood at the diamond junction itself.[4]
History
[edit]Dyer station opened on October 1, 1980, with commencement of the Hoosier State.[5] The site was selected by Amtrak as the location in town which would cause the least interference with freight trains.[6]
The station's facilities were merely an "Amshack" shelter with seats built in 1986. It was renovated in 2014 in a project which demolished the shelter and constructed a larger station house which was accessible, and repaved the platform and parking lot.[7]
The Monon Corridor commuter rail line, which opened in 2026, terminates about 1⁄2 mile (0.8 km) north at Munster/Dyer station.[8][9]
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Wilds, Mary (July 7, 2008). "Dyer volunteers rehab Amtrak station". The Times. Hammond, Indiana. p. A5. Retrieved April 20, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal year 2025: State of Indiana" (PDF). Amtrak. January 2026. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
- ↑ Crossing CSX and EJ&E; August 28, 2001 (TrainWeb)
- ↑ Longest 2007, p. 93.
- ↑ "Dyer Gets a Train". The Times. Hammond, Indiana. October 2, 1980. p. 1. Retrieved April 20, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Potter, Donald (August 20, 1980). "Amtrak Stop Has Dyer in Turmoil". The Times. Hammond, Indiana. pp. 1, 15. Retrieved April 20, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Dyer, IN (DYE)". Great American Stations. Amtrak. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ↑ "West Lake Corridor Study (NICTD)". Archived from the original on June 7, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
- ↑ "Chapter 2 Alternatives Considered" (PDF). NICTD. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
References
[edit]- Longest, David E. (2007). Railroad Depots of Northern Indiana. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-4131-0. OL 8415820W.
External links
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