Chicago Pride Parade: June 29, 2025

In an effort to accommodate an expected increase in ridership for the Chicago Pride Parade, the South Shore Line will offer extra passenger trains on Sunday, June 29, 2025. Extra WESTBOUND service Sunday, 6/29/25: In the morning, two westbound passenger extras will operate ahead of existing trains. These Extra trains will NOT SERVE South Bend,

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Chicago Fire FC: June 14, 2025

To accommodate passengers attending the Chicago Fire FC and Chicago Stars FC games taking place at 4:00 p.m. and at 7:30 p.m. June 14, 2025, at Soldier Field, the South Shore Line plans to stop select trains at Metra’s 18th Street Station, which connects passengers directly to the Soldier Field entrance via a pedestrian walkway. As 18thSt. Station

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Temporary Overnight Busing Carroll Ave. – South Bend: June 16-20, 2025

In order to accommodate track construction, the South Shore Line will provide busing substitution for late evening eastbound train passengers between Carroll Ave. and South Bend Airport stations Monday, June 16, through Friday, June 20, 2025. No bikes will be permitted on buses. Buses will arrive and depart with passengers to match the SSL published

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South Shore Line Seeks Community Feedback to Guide 20-Year Plan

The South Shore Line, a commuter rail line operated by the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD), provides service between Millennium Station in downtown Chicago and the South Bend International Airport in South Bend, Indiana, with a total of 18 stops. The South Shore Line is inviting the public to participate in an important survey

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Letter From South Shore Line President Mike Noland

May 30, 2025 Dear South Shore Line Riders, It’s been a few months since my last letter in November 2024, and we’ve made significant progress since then. Although safety is always our number one priority, we know how much performance matters. Our mission over the past year has been, daily, to earn your trust that

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NICTD West Lake Corridor Project Update

The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, operator of the South Shore Line, is providing an interim update on the completion of its new Monon Corridor service (also known as the West Lake Project). Previously we reported that the Design-Build contractor’s schedule anticipated a completion date of October 31, 2025, though we had hoped to work

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Service Advisory: Kendrick Lamar/SZA Service Updates – June 6, 2025

To accommodate passengers attendingKendrick Lamar & SZAtaking place at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 6, 2025, at Soldier Field, the South Shore Line plans to stop select trains at Metra’s 18thStreet Station, which connects passengers directly to the Soldier Field entrance via a pedestrian walkway. As 18thSt. Station is not a regularly scheduled stop, SSL passengers

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Service Advisory: Millennium Station – May 18, 2025

Millennium Station depot switch effective Sunday, May 18, 2025: Between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sunday, May 18, 2025, all South Shore Line passengers utilizing Millennium Station will temporarily board/detrain from the Metra Depot (Tracks 5 and 6), located northwest of the SSL platform. Passengers on the following weekend trains will utilize the Metra depot

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