Until 1970, South Shore Line interurbans served downtown South Bend at
LaSalle and Michigan, where there had been a stop since 1908. The station opened in 1970. When Amtrak took over intercity rail service in 1971, it moved intercity rail service in South Bend to this station, away from the larger
Union Station. The South Shore Line moved its terminus to a
new terminal at the
South Bend International Airport in November 1992, although the track that used to terminate here was retained. In the 1990s, there was some discussion of moving Amtrak to the Union Station. Subsequently, there were plans to build a new Amtrak station component at
South Bend Transpo's
South Street Station. Ultimately, this never materialized. In the late-2010s, returning the South Shore Line to this location
was studied as one of several options for replacing the current South Shore Line station. On November 10, 2024, the
Capitol Limited was merged with the as the
Floridian. ==Notes==