Valparaiso station

Location453 West Lincolnway
Valparaiso, Indiana^[1]

Coordinates41°28′01.6″N 87°03′59.8″W / 41.467111°N 87.066611°W / 41.467111; -87.066611

LinePittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway

Platformsside platform

Valparaiso, IN
The old station building, November 1977
General information
Location	453 West Lincolnway Valparaiso, Indiana[1]
Coordinates	41°28′01.6″N 87°03′59.8″W / 41.467111°N 87.066611°W / 41.467111; -87.066611
Line	Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway
Platforms	side platform
History
Opened	April 25, 1976 (Amtrak)
Closed	May 3, 1991 (Amtrak)[2]
Rebuilt	c. 1980s
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Wheeler toward Chicago Calumet Terminus Hammond–Whiting toward Chicago Broadway Limited (1976–1990) Warsaw toward New York Gary (until 1979) toward Chicago Hammond–Whiting toward Chicago Capitol Limited (1981–1990) Warsaw toward Washington, D.C. Gary (until 1985) toward Chicago Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Wheeler toward Chicago Main Line Wanatah toward New York or Exchange Place Loucks toward Chicago Valparaiso Local Terminus
Location

Valparaiso station was a train station in Valparaiso, Indiana. Initially served by the Pennsylvania Railroad, it was the outbound terminus of the Amtrak Calumet until that service's discontinuance in 1991.^[2]

Amtrak began service here on April 25, 1976, as a stop of the Capitol Limited.^[3] A fire destroyed the original station building and a small shelter replaced it.^[1]