It is one of a very few interurban stations located in a rural region of the United States, being located approximately halfway between the much larger communities of Michigan City and South Bend.

[1] Like most interurban railroads of the early 20th century, the Chicago, South Shore and South Bend Railroad was designed to string together farm communities with nearby cities.

It persisted through the 1920s and 1930s as a stopping point to allow vacationers to reach the nearby lake, resorts, a casino, and dance venues.

[3][4][5] The Hudson Lake station has a passenger shelter and parking lots on both sides of the tracks (though only the one closest to the station, a small free lot, belongs to the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District).

[1] The station has the shortest platform in the entire South Shore Line, as it is only long enough to berth one train car.