Adam Benjamin Metro Center

Gary Metro Center (also known as the Adam Benjamin Metro Center) is a multimodal commuter hub operated by the Gary Public Transportation Corporation. It was built in 1984 as an elevated replacement of the previously ground-level Broadway Street Station.

Gary Metro Center
The Metro Center station in April 2016.
Other namesAdam Benjamin Metro Center
Location200 West 4th Avenue
Gary, Indiana
Coordinates41°36′17″N 87°20′18″W
Owned byThe city of Gary, Indiana
Platforms1 low-level island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsGary Public Transportation Corporation
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone5
History
Opened1984
ElectrifiedYes (1500 V DC)
Passengers
2015412 (average weekday)[1]
Services
Preceding station NICTD Following station
Gary Airport South Shore Line Miller
Ambridge
Closed 1994

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 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

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.[2]

Bus connections

GPTC

  • Route 1: Tiberon Trails
  • Route 7: 9th & Colfax
  • Route 11: 5th & Colfax
  • Route 12: Tri-City Connection via Casinos
  • Route 13: Oak and County Line
  • Route 15: King Drive
  • Route 16: Colonial Gardens
  • Route 17: South Broadway Express
  • Route 19: West 6th/Hospital

References

  1. "2018 State of the System" (PDF). Metra. August 2018. p. 185.
  2. "ADA Accessibility" (PDF). Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District. Retrieved 26 December 2019.

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