Adam Benjamin Metro Center
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 the disused 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
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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.
Bus connections
Local Routes
- Route L1: West-Central via Grant
- Route L2: Oak/County Line via Aetna
- Route L3: Crosstown Connector
- Route L4: University Park
Regional Routes
- Route R1: R1: Lakeshore Connection
- Route R3: Burr Street and Lake Ridge
- Route R-BMX: Broadway Metro Express
References
- ^ "2020 State of the System Report" (PDF). Metra. November 2020. p. SSL-4.
- ^ "ADA Accessibility" (PDF). Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
External links
Media related to Adam Benjamin Metro Center at Wikimedia Commons
- South Shore Line - Stations
- South Shore Railfan.net
- Station from Google Maps Street View
41°36′17″N 87°20′18″W / 41.60472°N 87.33833°W