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Gary Airport (NICTD)
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Gary Airport/Clark Road is a South Shore Line
commuter station
serving the city of Gary, Indiana
. It is one of three NICTD electric train stations in Gary, and serves the Gary/Chicago International Airport
, although it does not provide direct access to the airport. NICTD gives the address as being on Clark Road near 2nd Avenue, approximately 1 miles (1.6 km) from Airport terminal, although it's actually on the corner of 2nd Place, one block south of the given location. Gary International Airport gives the station as being 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the airport terminal.
The station itself consists of a single platform north of the tracks and three Plexiglas shelters. The station is a flag stop, so passengers must alert the conductor in advance if they want to get off and activate a strobe light flag stop signal if they want to get on.
Parking is available on both sides of the tracks. The parking lot on the southwest corner of Clark Road and 2nd Place is paved, while the shorter parking lot on South Bend Avenue isn't. Access to Gary Airport is available via shuttle service. The airport hasn't had any commercial flights since at least October 10, 2009, which limits its usage considerably.
South Shore Line (NICTD)
The South Shore Line is an electrically powered interurban commuter rail line operated by the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District between Millennium Station in downtown Chicago and the South Bend Regional Airport in South Bend, Indiana...
commuter station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
serving the city of Gary, Indiana
Gary, Indiana
Gary is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The city is in the southeastern portion of the Chicago metropolitan area and is 25 miles from downtown Chicago. The population is 80,294 at the 2010 census, making it the seventh-largest city in the state. It borders Lake Michigan and is known...
. It is one of three NICTD electric train stations in Gary, and serves the Gary/Chicago International Airport
Gary/Chicago International Airport
Gary/Chicago International Airport is a public airport located three miles northwest of the central business district of Gary, a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The airport, which serves the Chicago metropolitan area, is 25 miles southeast of the Chicago Loop...
, although it does not provide direct access to the airport. NICTD gives the address as being on Clark Road near 2nd Avenue, approximately 1 miles (1.6 km) from Airport terminal, although it's actually on the corner of 2nd Place, one block south of the given location. Gary International Airport gives the station as being 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the airport terminal.
The station itself consists of a single platform north of the tracks and three Plexiglas shelters. The station is a flag stop, so passengers must alert the conductor in advance if they want to get off and activate a strobe light flag stop signal if they want to get on.
Parking is available on both sides of the tracks. The parking lot on the southwest corner of Clark Road and 2nd Place is paved, while the shorter parking lot on South Bend Avenue isn't. Access to Gary Airport is available via shuttle service. The airport hasn't had any commercial flights since at least October 10, 2009, which limits its usage considerably.
Bus connections
GPTCGary Public Transportation Corporation
The Gary Public Transportation Corporation is a commuter bus system in Gary, Indiana that offers service to numerous stops throughout the city and neighboring suburbs...
- Route 12: Tri-City Connection via Casinos
