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Amtrak will pull the plug at the end of June on its Hoosier State passenger line between Indianapolis and Chicago with the loss of funding in Indiana's new state budget.

Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari says the four-days-a-week train won't run after June 30, which is when its $3 million annual state subsidy ends.

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb didn't seek a continuation of that funding, with administration officials saying the subsidy of about $100 per passenger was too high and ridership numbers too low.

The state has contributed $3 million annually to support Amtrak's Hoosier State Service, a 196-mile route that runs between the cities four days a week.

The Hoosier State also receives a combined $500,000 annually from five local communities along the route: Crawfordsville, Lafayette, West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County and Rensselaer.

Amtrak and the Indiana Department of Transportation, along with the municipal and county contributors, had tried to upgrade the service in partnership with the private company Iowa Pacific Holdings in 2015, adding business class seating includes seating and other amenities.