Michigan Line

The Michigan Line, sometimes known as the Chicago–Detroit Line, is a higher-speed rail corridor that runs between Porter, Indiana and Dearborn, Michigan. It carries Amtrak's Blue Water and Wolverine services, as well as the occasional freight train operated by Norfolk Southern.

Michigan Line
The Wolverine crossing the St. Joseph River at Niles, Michigan in July 2009
Overview
StatusOperating
Owner
LocaleIndiana and Michigan
Termini
Stations10
Service
TypeInter-city rail
SystemAmtrak
ServicesBlue Water, Wolverine
Operator(s)Amtrak
Ridership589,417 (FY23)
Technical
Line length232 mi (373 km)
Number of tracks1
CharacterSingle track with passing sidings
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speedUp to 110 mph (180 km/h)
Route map

Dist.
Station
0 mi
Conrail Michigan Line
to Detroit
273 mi
439 km
Dearborn
271 mi
436 km
Greenfield Village
Wayne Junction
Willow Run Yard
243 mi
391 km
Ann Arbor
205 mi
330 km
Jackson
184 mi
296 km
Albion
160 mi
257 km
Battle Creek
CN to Munster
143.4 mi
230.8 km
Kalamazoo
156.4 mi
251.7 km
Mattawan
160.6 mi
258.5 km
Lawton
168.3 mi
270.9 km
Decatur
179.6 mi
289 km
Dowagiac
190.0 mi
305.8 km
Niles
198.5 mi
319.5 km
Buchanan
206.0 mi
331.5 km
Galien
211.8 mi
340.9 km
Three Oaks
218.9 mi
352.3 km
New Buffalo
222.7 mi
358.4 km
228.5 mi
367.7 km
 
228.9 mi
368.4 km
Michigan City
229.8 mi
369.8 km
South Shore Line
240.7 mi
387.4 km
NS Chicago Line

Amtrak owns the 98-mile (158 km) section between Porter, Indiana, to Kalamazoo, Michigan, the longest stretch of Amtrak-owned rail outside of the Northeastern U.S. The state of Michigan, through the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) owns the 135-mile (217 km) section between Kalamazoo and Dearborn, which it purchased from Norfolk Southern in December 2012. Norfolk Southern retains an exclusive trackage right for freight on the line. A short stretch of track in Battle Creek, Michigan is owned by Canadian National Railway. The entire line was originally the mainline of the Michigan Central Railroad.

The entire corridor (including the portion owned by MDOT) is dispatched and maintained by Amtrak, which as of September 2021, is working to replace worn tracks and integrate the train signaling and communication systems.

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