Munster/Dyer Main Street station

Munster/Dyer Main Street is a planned South Shore Line rail station located at the foot of Main Street on the border Munster and Dyer, Indiana.[1] The station will be constructed adjacent to the CSX Monon Subdivision, but will utilize new tracks.[2] Intended to serve as the southern terminus of the West Lake Corridor,[2][3][4] it is expected to open to revenue service in 2025.[1] Dyer Amtrak station is located about 12 mile (0.8 km) to the south.

Munster/Dyer Main Street
Coordinates41.522680°N 87.518028°W / 41.522680; -87.518028
Owned byNICTD
Line(s)NICTD West Lake Corridor
CSX Monon Subdivision
Tracks1 NICTD
1 CSX
Construction
Disabled accessYes
History
Opening2025
ElectrifiedYes (1500 V DC)
Services
Preceding station NICTD Following station
Munster Ridge Road West Lake Corridor Terminus

References

  1. "Holcomb announces construction to begin on the West Lake Corridor Project". The Crusader. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  2. Steele, Andrew (28 October 2020). "WATCH NOW: 8-mile rail line from Hammond to Dyer is on way". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  3. Simón, Marisol R.; Noland, Michael; Federal Transit Administration; USDoT; US Army Corps of Engineers (2 December 2016). West Lake Corridor Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Chapter 2: Alternatives Considered) (pdf) (Report). NICTD. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  4. "Chapter 2 Alternatives Considered" (PDF). NICTD. Retrieved 18 July 2020.


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