Munster/Dyer station

Munster/Dyer
Munster/Dyer
General information
Location	10412 Allison Drive; Munster, Indiana 46324
Coordinates	41°31′22″N 87°31′05″W / 41.522680°N 87.518028°W
Owner	NICTD
Lines	NICTD Monon Corridor; CSX Monon Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1 NICTD; 1 CSX
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	5
History
Opened	March 31, 2026
Electrified	Overhead line, 1,500 V DC
Services
Location
Location

Munster/Dyer station is a South Shore Line rail station located at the foot of Main Street on the border of Munster and Dyer, Indiana. The station and main parking lot itself reside solely within Munster town limits while additional parking and a maintenance facility reside within the Dyer town limits.^[1] The station is adjacent to the CSX Monon Subdivision, but utilizes new tracks.^[2] Intended to serve as the southern terminus of the Monon Corridor,^[2]^[3]^[4] it opened to revenue service on March 31, 2026.^[5] Dyer Amtrak station is located about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) to the south.

References

↑ "Holcomb announces construction to begin on the West Lake Corridor Project". The Crusader. October 31, 2020. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
1 2 Steele, Andrew (October 28, 2020). "WATCH NOW: 8-mile rail line from Hammond to Dyer is on way". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
↑ Simón, Marisol R.; Noland, Michael; Federal Transit Administration; USDoT; US Army Corps of Engineers (December 2, 2016). West Lake Corridor Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Chapter 2: Alternatives Considered) (PDF) (Report). NICTD. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
↑ "Chapter 2 Alternatives Considered" (PDF). NICTD. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
↑ Ross, Doug (March 31, 2026). "Trains now running along Monon Corridor; South Shore Line dedicates route between severe storms". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved April 2, 2026.

[crusader2020-1] "Holcomb announces construction to begin on the West Lake Corridor Project". The Crusader. October 31, 2020. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020.

[Steele2020-2] 1 2 Steele, Andrew (October 28, 2020). "WATCH NOW: 8-mile rail line from Hammond to Dyer is on way". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved November 1, 2020.

[:2-3] Simón, Marisol R.; Noland, Michael; Federal Transit Administration; USDoT; US Army Corps of Engineers (December 2, 2016). West Lake Corridor Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Chapter 2: Alternatives Considered) (PDF) (Report). NICTD. Retrieved July 16, 2017.

[2020FEIS-4] "Chapter 2 Alternatives Considered" (PDF). NICTD. Retrieved July 18, 2020.

[5] Ross, Doug (March 31, 2026). "Trains now running along Monon Corridor; South Shore Line dedicates route between severe storms". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved April 2, 2026.

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