Blue Water or Wolverine

The two routes share 6 stations, Chicago Union Station, New Buffalo, Niles among them. The table lists what each shows and how long each takes; the route pages carry the full stretch tables.

Side by side

Blue WaterWolverine
EndpointsChicago Union Station to Port HuronChicago Union Station to Pontiac
Duration, end to end6 h 31 m6 h 26 m
Frequency5 days a week5 days a week
Trains364 eastbound, 365 westbound350 eastbound, 355 westbound
Named stretches with a cited source34
ShowsBig citiesBig cities
Headline stretchIndiana DunesIndiana Dunes
Headline stretch in daylighteastbound: daylight Feb to Oct; dusk Nov to Jan, 4:34 p.m.; westbound: daylight, 11:04 a.m.eastbound: daylight Feb to Nov; dawn Dec to Jan, 7:36 a.m.; westbound: dark, 9:27 p.m.

Duration, frequency, and daylight are computed from the Amtrak GTFS timetable (fetched 2026-10-15) for the representative trip in each direction; daylight is the phrase for the headline stretch, the highlighted row of each route page. Named stretches are counted from the cited route guides. How these are computed.

Stations both routes serve

Chicago Union Station, New Buffalo, Niles, Dowagiac, Kalamazoo, Battle Creek

In the order the Blue Water reaches them. Transfer times are not checked.

Route pages