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Originally Posted by sentinel
But that is what's happening; Dyer, Munster and Hammond are essentially suburban Chicago, and have decent-sized suburban populations that are growing, so it makes sense to have transit access that brings people easily in and out of not just Chicago but the rest of the metro area too.
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The point wasn’t that these suburbs don’t need transit. It’s that they turned down a station in downtown Hammond, opting instead for a transfer station just down the road from an existing station to facilitate travel in the direction of South Bend.
Is there that much demand for a Dyer—>South Bend train trip involving transfers instead of just getting a cab to the existing Hammond station? The downtown Hammond station seems like a stronger option.
Unless. It’s possible South Shore is thinking longer term and hoping to keep intercity service to Indianapolis open as an option.