Hammond Gateway station

Original station

Originally, South Shore Line trains called at a station located at 4531 Hohman Avenue, which was simply named Hammond station.^[1] It consisted of a pair of high-level platforms located between the crossings of Hohman and Johnson Avenues. The southern platform was a side platform that served eastbound trains to Michigan City and South Bend while the northern platform, situated between the two tracks, was an island platform that served westbound trains to Chicago. The tracks through the station were gauntlet tracks which permitted the passage of freight trains. A stucco-finished station building was located east of Hohman Avenue, south of the tracks. Early on, it featured a lunch counter, restrooms, a waiting room, and a staffed ticket counter.^[6] The station staff were later removed, with it instead only being equipped with a ticket machine.^[7] To the east of the station was a parking lot with capacity for 718 cars.^[7]

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. A new station building was constructed that year.^[8] A bench and some platform pavers were salvaged from the old depot and reused to furnish the new structure.^[9]

New station

In 2017, the NICTD began demolition of houses between Hanover and Brunswick streets to begin construction of a new right-of-way and station.^[10] The City of Hammond's financial contribution to the West Lake Corridor project was dependent on construction of the new interchange station.^[2] The new station, dubbed Hammond Gateway, opened on October 18, 2024;^[11] the previous station, located 0.15 miles (0.24 km) to the east,^[5] was closed on the same day.^[1][11][12] Monon Corridor trains began serving the station on March 31, 2026, with the opening of the branch line.^[13]