Miller station

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| name=Miller

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| image=Outbound platform at Miller, looking east (53652513495).jpg

| image_caption=Outbound platform and the station building

| address=U.S. Highway 12 and Lake Street
Gary, Indiana

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| other=Gary Public Transportation Corporation

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| rebuilt=1998, 2021–2024

| electrified={{1500 V DC}}

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Miller is a train station in Gary, Indiana, serving the South Shore Line commuter rail system. It serves the community of Miller Beach and is one of three South Shore Line stations within the municipal boundaries of Gary.

The Miller community, now more commonly known as Miller Beach, is physically separated from the city of Gary and from other municipalities in Northwest Indiana by parcels of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. The national park's Douglas Center for Environmental Education and its Miller Woods hiking trails are {{convert|0.7|mi}} north of the Miller NICTD train station.

Station Layout

The station consists of two tracks, each with one high-level platform located to the south. To the south of the platforms is a parking lot, with a secondary parking lot to the east. Adjacent to the east end of the eastbound (southern) platform is the main station building, containing seating, restrooms, and a space for concessions.

History

The station was served by a local streetcar line, the Gary and Miller Railway, until the 1930s.{{sfn|Ogorek|2012|p=55}} A new station shelter was constructed in 1998.{{sfn|Longest|2007|p=106}}

=Renovation=

On October 30, 2007, the executive director of the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission announced that the current plan calls for the Miller station to be closed at an undisclosed date.{{cite report |url=http://www.in.gov/legislative/interim/committee/minutes/NITCAAU.pdf| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515044909/http://www.in.gov/legislative/interim/committee/minutes/NITCAAU.pdf |archive-date=May 15, 2018 |publisher=Northwest Indiana Transportation Study Commission |title=Meeting Minutes |date=October 30, 2007}} This plan was met with fierce opposition from Miller residents as well as commuters from other neighboring communities who use the station. Miller station commuters objected to being forced to use the new Gary central station.{{cite news |url=http://nwitimes.com/articles/2008/07/09/news/top_news/doca511f802efe5c12e86257481001108ee.txt |publisher=The Times of Northwest Indiana |title=Gateway South Shore station sparks ire, praise |date=July 9, 2008 |last=Benman |first=Keith}} On August 12, 2008, Gateway Partners, the developers behind the new project, announced their intention to revamp their proposal in response to controversy.{{cite news |url=http://indianagateway.com/images/newsscans/GatewayTrainStation_08_12_08.pdf |title=Gary train station plan has new life |date=August 12, 2008 |first=Erik |last=Potter |publisher=Post-Tribune |accessdate=2010-02-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713024925/http://indianagateway.com/images/newsscans/GatewayTrainStation_08_12_08.pdf |archivedate=2011-07-13 }}

From 2021 to 2024, the station was substantially renovated as part of a larger project to double track the South Shore Line between Gary and Michigan City. The renovation added an additional track to the station and replaced the low-level platform with two high-level platforms (one to the south of each track), making the station accessible to passengers with disabilities. The renovation also added a new station building with seating, restrooms, and a space for retail, improved the existing parking lot, and added a new parking lot to the west of the station. The renovation also added a stub track to the east of the station, allowing short-turn trains between Chicago and Miller.{{cite web|url=https://www.doubletrack-nwi.com/images/DT_EXH_MillerGary-Campus-150scale_90_R00_200811.jpg|title=Miller Station Campus Design|publisher=Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District|accessdate=18 October 2020}} This renovation is projected to be completed in mid-2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.doubletrack-nwi.com/about/project-schedule|title=Project Schedule|publisher=Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District|accessdate=18 October 2020}}

==Bus connections==

GPTC

Route L2: Oak and County Line

References

=Bibliography=

{{cite book | last=Longest | first=David E. | title=Railroad Depots of Northern Indiana | publisher=Arcadia Publishing | year=2007 | isbn=978-0-7385-4131-0 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5Won-pAJo7AC}}
{{Ogorek-South Shore}}

External links

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[https://web.archive.org/web/20090615211043/http://www.nictd.com/stations.html South Shore Line - Stations]
[http://southshore.railfan.net/ss-55.html South Shore Railfan.net]
[http://indianagateway.com Gateway Partners' Official Website]
[https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=41.597798,-87.266428&spn=0.002062,0.004812&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=41.597798,-87.266428&panoid=yKefNWSQDkgJe4ziVLcv9g&cbp=12,298.04,,0,-1.51 Station from Lake Street from Google Maps Street View]

Category:South Shore Line stations in Indiana

Category:Transportation in Gary, Indiana

Category:Railway stations in Lake County, Indiana