[3] The city had long wanted to eliminate street running, while the South Shore was looking to reduce costs as passenger traffic declined.

On August 7, 1969, South Bend mayor Lloyd M. Allen announced that the railroad would move its station.

Allen claimed that for the past five years he had been working to persuade them to move the station.

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.

[11][12] On November 10, 2024, the Capitol Limited was merged with the Silver Star as the Floridian.