Marion station (Indiana)

Marion, IN
General information
Location	601 West 10th Street[1] Marion, Indiana
Coordinates	40.5517°N 85.6664°W / 40.5517; -85.6664
Line(s)	Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
History
Opened	1975
Closed	April 27, 1986
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Peru toward Chicago Cardinal Muncie toward New York Mountaineer Muncie toward Norfolk James Whitcomb Riley Muncie toward Washington, D.C. or Newport News Preceding station Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Following station Phoenix toward Hammond Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville Railroad Deer Creek toward Cincinnati
Location

Marion station was a train station in Marion, Indiana.

History

The station was added as a stop on Amtrak's Mountaineer and James Whitcomb Riley in 1975.[1][2] Passenger service to Marion ended in 1986 when the Cardinal (renamed from the James Whitcomb Riley in 1977) was rerouted onto the former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Ohio and Indiana, and the former Monon Railroad (alongside the Hoosier State train) north-west of Indianapolis.[3][4]

The station building was subsequently torn down and the tracks were removed to allow for construction of a rail trail.

References

1. "All-America Schedules". Amtrak. November 30, 1975. pp. 9, 39 – via Museum of Railway Timetables.
2. Sanders, Craig (2006). Amtrak in the Heartland. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-253-34705-3.
3. Francisco, Brian (April 28, 1986). "Amtrak, Muncie Bid a Mutual Farewell". The Star Press. Muncie, Indiana. p. 1. Retrieved November 22, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Brown, Dennis (October 1995). "When Rural Communities Lose Passenger Rail Service". Rural Development Perspectives. 12 (2). United States Department of Agriculture: 17.

External links

• Marion Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide — Train Web)