Hammond station (South Shore Line)

Hammond is a South Shore Line station in Hammond, Indiana that serves trains west and north to Millennium Station and east to East Chicago, Gary, Michigan City, and South Bend, Indiana. The station originally had ground-level platforms, but in 1998, those were replaced with high-level platforms to allow for level boarding and increased accessibility. The station house was also remodeled and modernized.

Hammond
The station at Hammond in April 2016. A South Shore Line train is leaving the station.
Location4531 Hohman Avenue
Hammond, Indiana
Coordinates41°37′51″N 87°30′57″W
Owned byNICTD
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Parking718 spaces
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone4
History
Rebuilt1998
Electrified1500v DC
Passengers
20151,157 (average weekday)[1]
Services
Preceding station NICTD Following station
Hegewisch
toward Millennium Station
 South Shore Line East Chicago
toward South Bend Airport

Westbound, this is the last stop before trains cross into Illinois, and the first stop in Indiana for outbound trains.

Facilities

Hammond consists of a pair of high-level platforms located between the crossings of Hohman and Johnson Avenues. The southern platform is a side platform serving eastbound trains to Michigan City and South Bend while the northern platform, situated between the two tracks, is of the island type but only serves westbound trains to Chicago. The tracks through the station are gauntlet tracks which permit the passage of freight trains. The station building is located east of Hohman Avenue south of the tracks. The station is not staffed, instead only being equipped with a ticket vending machine.[2] To the east of the station is a parking lot with capacity for 718 cars.[2]

A train stopping at Hammond, c. August 1980, as seen before modernization

Future

The existing station is planned to be replaced by the Hammond Gateway Station as part of the West Lake Corridor project,[3] estimated to be completed in 2025. Hammond Gateway would act as an interchange for West Lake Corridor passengers to points east and west on the South Shore Line.[4][5]

See also

References
  1. "2018 State of the System" (PDF). Metra. August 2018. p. 185.
  2. "South Shore Stations, Locations, Address, Directions". Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District. Archived from the original on October 31, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  3. "Chapter 2 Alternatives Considered" (PDF). NICTD. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  4. Steele, Andrew (September 5, 2018). "South Shore requests West Lake advancement to next level of federal grant process". nwitimes.com. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  5. Corn, Sarah (May 29, 2019). "Downtown Hammond Plans Urban Makeover With Renowned Designers". LaPorte County Life. Retrieved May 31, 2019.


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