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| name = Peru, IN<br />
| style = Amtrak |style2 = Amtrak old<br />
| address = 201 West Canal Street<br />[[Peru, Indiana]]<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|40.748|-86.073|display=title,inline}}<br />
| opened = September 24, 1974<br />
| closed = April 27, 1986<br />
| other_services_header = Former services<br />
| other_services = {{Adjacent stations<br />
|system1=Amtrak<br />
|line1=Cardinal|left1=Gary|right1=Marion<br />
|line2=Mountaineer|left2=Chicago|right2=Marion<br />
|line3=James Whitcomb Riley|left3=Chicago|right3=Marion<br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Peru station''' was a [[railway station]] in [[Peru, Indiana]].<br />
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[[Amtrak]] service to the Peru began on September 24, 1974 after the ''[[James Whitcomb Riley (train)|James Whitcomb Riley]]'' was detoured onto the [[Chesapeake and Ohio Railway]] tracks through Indiana.<ref name="sanders">{{Sanders-Heartland|pages=39–40}}</ref>{{rp|24}} Service to Peru ended after April 27, 1986 when the ''Cardinal'' (renamed from the ''James Whitcomb Riley'' in 1977) was rerouted onto the former [[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]] in [[Ohio]] and [[Indiana]], and the former [[Monon Railroad]] (alongside the [[Hoosier State (train)|Hoosier State]] train) north-west of [[Indianapolis]].<ref name="cardinalreroute86">{{cite news |last1=Francisco |first1=Brian |title=Amtrak, Muncie Bid a Mutual Farewell |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25569381/amtrak_muncie_april_28_1986/ |accessdate=November 22, 2018 |work=The Star Press |date=April 28, 1986 |location=Muncie, Indiana |page=1|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref><br />
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The station building was subsequently torn down and the tracks were removed to allow for construction of the Peru Riverwalk.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.trainweb.org/usarail/peru.htm Peru Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide — Train Web)]<br />
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{{Amtrak Indiana stations}}<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1974]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations closed in 1986]]<br />
[[Category:Former Amtrak stations in Indiana]]<br />
[[Category:Transportation buildings and structures in Miami County, Indiana]]<br />
[[Category:Demolished railway stations in the United States]]<br />
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