Adam Benjamin Metro Center
Gary Metro Center (also known as the Adam Benjamin Metro Center) is a multimodal commuter hub operated by the Gary Public Transportation Corporation. It was built in 1984 as an elevated replacement of the previously ground-level Broadway Street Station.
Gary Metro Center | ||||||||||||
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 The Metro Center station in April 2016. | ||||||||||||
| Other names | Adam Benjamin Metro Center | |||||||||||
| Location | 200 West 4th Avenue Gary, Indiana | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°36′17″N 87°20′18″W | |||||||||||
| Owned by | The city of Gary, Indiana | |||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 low-level island platform | |||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||
| Connections | Gary Public Transportation Corporation | |||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 5 | |||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||
| Opened | 1984 | |||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes (1500 V DC) | |||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | 412 (average weekday)[1] | |||||||||||
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It serves as the central bus terminal and the Downtown Gary station on the South Shore Line. It also serves as a stop for Greyhound Lines and other intercity bus systems.
It is one of three NICTD electric train stations in Gary, and serves the Genesis Convention Center and the U.S. Steel Yard baseball park, home of the Gary SouthShore RailCats baseball team. The RailCats's full name, SouthShore RailCats, honors the South Shore Line.
The station is just south of the Indiana Toll Road (I-90) and Gary Union Station. The tracks of the former Baltimore and Ohio (now CSX) and New York Central Railroads (now Norfolk Southern) also lie near the station.
Structure
The station consists of a single elevated low-level island platform with mobile wheelchair lifts to allow passengers with disabilities to board and disembark. The platform can be accessed from the second floor of stairs located adjacent to Broadway as well as via the second floor of the station building.[2]
Bus connections
- Route 1: Tiberon Trails
- Route 7: 9th & Colfax
- Route 11: 5th & Colfax
- Route 12: Tri-City Connection via Casinos
- Route 13: Oak and County Line
- Route 15: King Drive
- Route 16: Colonial Gardens
- Route 17: South Broadway Express
- Route 19: West 6th/Hospital
References
- "2018 State of the System" (PDF). Metra. August 2018. p. 185.
- "ADA Accessibility" (PDF). Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
External links
Media related to Gary Metro Center train station at Wikimedia Commons- South Shore Line - Stations
- South Shore Railfan.net
- Station from Google Maps Street View
