Weekend Busing Substitution; No Service to Van Buren St. & Museum Campus
May 10-11, 2025
South Shore Line passengers are advised busing substitution will be in place throughout the weekend of May 10-11, 2025, due to construction. This weekend, SSL passengers traveling to and from downtown Chicago will be transported via bus between Millennium Station and Metra’s 18th Street Station (address: 18th Street near Calumet Avenue). Millennium to 18th Street is an approximate 10-minute bus ride. Train passengers traveling to and from 57th Street Station will not be impacted.
On May 10-11, 2025, there will be NO SERVICE to Museum Campus and Van Buren Street stations. The buses will not stop at Van Buren Street or Museum Campus stations, and bicycles will not be permitted on buses. Impacted passengers please plan trips accordingly to utilize either 18th Street Station or Millennium Station this weekend.
IMPORTANT NOTE: 18TH STREET STATION CONTAINS A LARGE FLIGHT OF STAIRS. PASSENGERS WITH DISABILITIES, INCLUDING MOBILITY ISSUES AND DIFFICULTY USING STAIRS, WILL UTILIZE MCCORMICK PLACE THROUGHOUT THE BUSING: May 10-11, passengers with disabilities will be shuttled between Millennium and McCormick Place. Additionally, bikes will be permitted to board/detrain trains at McCormick Place.
Please see the below timetable for SSL’s temporary special 18th Street Station stops, in effect during busing.
Agents will be available at 18th Street, Millennium and McCormick Place stations to ensure passengers safely transfer between trains and buses.
The construction project is part of the $650 million expansion of SSL service and is necessary to expand capacity through the area north of 18th Street to accommodate additional SSL trains. The work includes track realignments and upgrades to the catenary system that supplies power to the trains. The construction will ultimately result in increased train capacity on Metra.
